Underground Man

From the first two chapters, I don’t think too highly of the Underground Man. He seems very stubborn and spiteful for now reason. He talks about how he has a liver problem but won’t go and get anything done about it even though the only person it is hurting is himself. He says that he is a mean man and that there is nothing attractive about him. He is educated and respects medicine. He used to be in government service and describes himself as rude and nasty. He entered service only to eat, and when a relative died he resigned out of service because he got some money. He keeps contradicting himself, and after he says that he was nasty he says that he was lying and that he could never be truly nasty. He is really confusing to listen to. I don’t even think he knows who he is himself. He says that he can never become anything, even though he is very intelligent. Although he may have been wicked, he says he was always aware of everything opposite of it. Good was inside of him, but he would never let it out. The Underground Man says that he is very conscious and is aware of the good and right actions, but can’t help himself and always makes the wrong one and that’s why he is wicked.