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This 5 page paper discusses the observation by the Underground Man about mankind's penchant for seeking out suffering. Examples from literature are used to support this thesis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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muses that mankind does not seem made for peace, but rather seems to excel at suffering so much so that it seems as if mankind is fond of suffering. Given
this then, one has to wonder if this observation has some relevant truth to it. This is not a new idea, of course. Many of the worlds great writers,
and not so great writers, have contemplated mans fate in relation to all that was around him. Given mankinds track record it is not difficult to assume that the underground
man is correct to assume that mankind is rather fond of suffering and that suffering must play some sort of significant purpose in ones life. This work was Dostoevskys
response to the Enlightenment period which was claiming that God did not exist and was, instead, replacing religion with science. Dostoevsky saw this as disastrous in many ways, mostly because
he foresaw that it would cause mankind to lose his moral bearings. This movement would not liberate man as the great thinkers of the day proposed, but would forever bind
him to that which was transitory and useless in the spiritual scheme of things. This he illustrates through the tale of a hermit who has sought refuge from society. As
such, he sits back and comments on the state of mankind from his underground hideaway. As the work unwinds, the reader is able to piece together the events that led
to his ultimate madness. It seems to be true that some of mankinds shining moments seem to rise out of great personal tragedy. And it is as if without the
stress or the complications which come from extreme situations man may not move himself to progress down a path that is perceived to be risky or complicated. Under great duress,
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