"A man, no matter where he is, no matter who he is, likes to do what he wants to do."
Many people have suffered various injustices in life;
Many people have had their self-esteem taken a hit;
Many people have low self-esteem but dare not speak out;
Many people want to resist but find they have no power;
Every sensitive person is a "basement person" with a confused, sensitive, struggling, and introspective soul.
"It is a human right to justify cowardice and social fear." For those who feel grievances and dare not speak out, this book can fully express them for you.
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Tuo Weng's "Notes from the Underground" is somewhat depressing after reading it. He combines saints and villains into one, making people feel like they want to get out of the "underground" to get some air. It is suffocating and dark.
Not only will I not become a vicious person, I will not even become any kind of person: I will neither be a vicious person nor a kind person; I will neither be a rogue nor a boring person, nor will I be a gentleman...
His inner monologue is so straightforward. He sometimes denies himself, sometimes roars and roars, is sensitive and suspicious, has low self-esteem and arrogance, is extreme and pathological...
The soul is permeated with the shady filth and filth of the basement. The so-called human dignity is gone, making people feel numb and just want to rush out...
The image of the man in the basement arouses deep thinking: a 40-year-old retired civil servant who lives a stable life but is anxious inside. He exhibits low self-esteem and high self-confidence, and is a typical anxious attachment person.
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Through this character, Dostoevsky explores the boundaries between normal and abnormal, rational and irrational, as well as the identity dilemma commonly faced by modern people.
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The man in the basement faces a profound dilemma: he longs for free expression, but is marginalized by society.
"Notes from the Underground" is Tuo Weng's classic work. The protagonist in the book is in the basement, constantly examining his life trajectory. He is deeply in pain and struggle, but he is still unable to escape from the inner entanglement. Through the works, we seem to see ourselves, who have also experienced similar confusion and confusion in life.
The value of this work lies not in providing answers, but in stimulating thinking. It makes us realize that the world is far more complex than we imagine. When the world falls silent, the inner voice becomes clearer. The protagonist in "Notes from the Basement" used his life to give a chilling answer: loneliness is not because there is no one around, but because the support of all identities has been lost.
It should be regarded as Tuo Ye's introductory book. After many failed attempts to enter Tuo, I finally succeeded. It's suitable to take a look when you are anxious, obsessive, or depressed. You will find that your shadow is everywhere here. To feel some comfort and belonging.
The rat-like basement man's own twisted self-analysis may be more disturbing in modern society than it was back then. Isn't this the internal friction of people in extreme self-awareness?
Although I feel that the harassment of the people in the basement is too extreme, the "invisible internal friction" of modern society is even more severe - the "refined self-interest" that appears on the surface, but deep down, isn't it still the fear of being left behind by the times? Tuo Weng has long seen through: as long as people are still competing with "self" and still asking for the meaning of life, there will always be new bricks being laid in this "basement". 😱
This book is not easy to read, and you will feel very depressed while reading it. His way of using self-destruction to maintain his poor self-esteem actually reflects the dark corners that each of us may have in our hearts.
Although Dostoyevsky's "Notes from the Underground" is depressing to read, it makes people unable to bear to put it down. It is a very strange feeling that it deeply portrays the psychology of a young civil servant.
A tangled and twisted human nature emerges on the page. It seems absurd and explicit, but in reality it is extremely real and thought-provoking. There are all kinds of human forms in society, and there are also many extremely twisted human natures. A sad and helpless little person, who wants respectability and has poor self-esteem... He is nothing more than an ant.
A chaotic and disorderly heart, a restless soul, pitiful and ridiculous.
The inferiority complex and resistance of "basement dwellers" reflect the psychological state of contemporary sociophobes. His split personality reveals the identity anxiety in the social media era, and his resonance with "the grievances dare not speak out" makes the 19th-century text an outlet for modern people to vent their depression, proving the truth that "every sensitive soul lives in a basement."
This book "Notes from the Underground" by Dostoevsky focuses on the protagonist's inner self-confession and lays out the words. During the reading process, my mood couldn't help but become heavier with the protagonist's narration. But I have to say that some words accurately express my heart, so reading them has a sense of intimacy.
This time I re-read "Notes from the Basement" and gained a deeper understanding. The protagonist is a "basement man" who always hides in the dark and chatters. He has low self-esteem and is sensitive but also wants to prove himself. He is full of twists and turns. This book doesn't make great sense, but it helps me understand my own struggles and be more tolerant of others' frustrations.
"Notes from the Basement" deconstructs "crime" into the impulse of self-denial and reduces the conflict to the extreme situation of "a person fighting with reason." It not only inherits the in-depth description of sinful psychology in "Crime and Punishment", but also foreshadows the macro-questioning of faith and morality in "The Brothers Karamazov", becoming a milestone in questioning rationality and exploring free will in modern literature.
It is very important to choose a good translation. The taste of different versions of translations is completely different, like reading a new book. This book is very easy to read, and there are no huge names that change over and over again. The man in the basement has a lot of inner monologues. At one time, he felt that he was talking nonsense, and at another time, he felt that it made sense. I couldn't help but be convinced by him. He really showed his beautiful, tangled, contradictory and chaotic mental state vividly.
The "lazy man" in the book is a social identity obtained through self-declaration, which represents passive resistance to the realistic utilitarian order and the redefinition of the meaning of personal existence. Indolence is given agency, elegance and irony, becoming the protagonist's unique way of speaking to the world in his basement.
When I first read this book, I just felt that the entanglement and struggle, anxiety and hesitation of the people in the basement were very vividly portrayed by the author. However, after reading the whole article, I still did not get the emotions interpreted by the translator. The author is still very good. Maybe it should be viewed in light of the background at that time.
There are always such souls in the world, such as the "basement man" in the book, who are trapped by the haze of their hearts, struggling lonely and twisted in the shadow of no one.
Absolute freedom is also absolute disorder. The people in the basement are rats who can only live in the darkness. They long for light but are swallowed by fear. They jump repeatedly between self-esteem and inferiority, trying to warn us about our true inner feelings.
Very good book, worth recommending!
Regarding the contradictions of human nature, this notebook tells the story of creating a dark room in the basement, how to think, and how to adjust oneself.
A notebook created in a basement, telling how human thinking copes with difficulties. How to cope in dark moments?
Tuo Weng's "Notes from the Underground" is somewhat depressing after reading it. He combines saints and villains into one, making people feel like they want to get out of the "underground" to get some air. It is suffocating and dark. Not only will I not become a vicious person, I will not even become any kind of person: I will neither be a vicious person nor a kind person; I will neither be a rogue nor a boring person, nor will I be a gentleman... His inner monologue is so straightforward. He sometimes denies himself, sometimes roars and roars, is sensitive and suspicious, has low self-esteem and arrogance, is extreme and pathological... The soul is permeated with the shady filth and filth of the basement. The so-called human dignity is gone, making people feel numb and just want to rush out...
The image of the man in the basement arouses deep thinking: a 40-year-old retired civil servant who lives a stable life but is anxious inside. He exhibits low self-esteem and high self-confidence, and is a typical anxious attachment person. . Through this character, Dostoevsky explores the boundaries between normal and abnormal, rational and irrational, as well as the identity dilemma commonly faced by modern people. . The man in the basement faces a profound dilemma: he longs for free expression, but is marginalized by society.
"Notes from the Underground" is Tuo Weng's classic work. The protagonist in the book is in the basement, constantly examining his life trajectory. He is deeply in pain and struggle, but he is still unable to escape from the inner entanglement. Through the works, we seem to see ourselves, who have also experienced similar confusion and confusion in life.
The value of this work lies not in providing answers, but in stimulating thinking. It makes us realize that the world is far more complex than we imagine. When the world falls silent, the inner voice becomes clearer. The protagonist in "Notes from the Basement" used his life to give a chilling answer: loneliness is not because there is no one around, but because the support of all identities has been lost.
It should be regarded as Tuo Ye's introductory book. After many failed attempts to enter Tuo, I finally succeeded. It's suitable to take a look when you are anxious, obsessive, or depressed. You will find that your shadow is everywhere here. To feel some comfort and belonging.
The rat-like basement man's own twisted self-analysis may be more disturbing in modern society than it was back then. Isn't this the internal friction of people in extreme self-awareness? Although I feel that the harassment of the people in the basement is too extreme, the "invisible internal friction" of modern society is even more severe - the "refined self-interest" that appears on the surface, but deep down, isn't it still the fear of being left behind by the times? Tuo Weng has long seen through: as long as people are still competing with "self" and still asking for the meaning of life, there will always be new bricks being laid in this "basement". 😱
This book is not easy to read, and you will feel very depressed while reading it. His way of using self-destruction to maintain his poor self-esteem actually reflects the dark corners that each of us may have in our hearts.
Although Dostoyevsky's "Notes from the Underground" is depressing to read, it makes people unable to bear to put it down. It is a very strange feeling that it deeply portrays the psychology of a young civil servant. A tangled and twisted human nature emerges on the page. It seems absurd and explicit, but in reality it is extremely real and thought-provoking. There are all kinds of human forms in society, and there are also many extremely twisted human natures. A sad and helpless little person, who wants respectability and has poor self-esteem... He is nothing more than an ant. A chaotic and disorderly heart, a restless soul, pitiful and ridiculous.
The inferiority complex and resistance of "basement dwellers" reflect the psychological state of contemporary sociophobes. His split personality reveals the identity anxiety in the social media era, and his resonance with "the grievances dare not speak out" makes the 19th-century text an outlet for modern people to vent their depression, proving the truth that "every sensitive soul lives in a basement."
This book "Notes from the Underground" by Dostoevsky focuses on the protagonist's inner self-confession and lays out the words. During the reading process, my mood couldn't help but become heavier with the protagonist's narration. But I have to say that some words accurately express my heart, so reading them has a sense of intimacy.
This time I re-read "Notes from the Basement" and gained a deeper understanding. The protagonist is a "basement man" who always hides in the dark and chatters. He has low self-esteem and is sensitive but also wants to prove himself. He is full of twists and turns. This book doesn't make great sense, but it helps me understand my own struggles and be more tolerant of others' frustrations.
"Notes from the Basement" deconstructs "crime" into the impulse of self-denial and reduces the conflict to the extreme situation of "a person fighting with reason." It not only inherits the in-depth description of sinful psychology in "Crime and Punishment", but also foreshadows the macro-questioning of faith and morality in "The Brothers Karamazov", becoming a milestone in questioning rationality and exploring free will in modern literature.
It is very important to choose a good translation. The taste of different versions of translations is completely different, like reading a new book. This book is very easy to read, and there are no huge names that change over and over again. The man in the basement has a lot of inner monologues. At one time, he felt that he was talking nonsense, and at another time, he felt that it made sense. I couldn't help but be convinced by him. He really showed his beautiful, tangled, contradictory and chaotic mental state vividly.
The "lazy man" in the book is a social identity obtained through self-declaration, which represents passive resistance to the realistic utilitarian order and the redefinition of the meaning of personal existence. Indolence is given agency, elegance and irony, becoming the protagonist's unique way of speaking to the world in his basement.
When I first read this book, I just felt that the entanglement and struggle, anxiety and hesitation of the people in the basement were very vividly portrayed by the author. However, after reading the whole article, I still did not get the emotions interpreted by the translator. The author is still very good. Maybe it should be viewed in light of the background at that time.
There are always such souls in the world, such as the "basement man" in the book, who are trapped by the haze of their hearts, struggling lonely and twisted in the shadow of no one.
Absolute freedom is also absolute disorder. The people in the basement are rats who can only live in the darkness. They long for light but are swallowed by fear. They jump repeatedly between self-esteem and inferiority, trying to warn us about our true inner feelings.
Very good book, worth recommending!
Regarding the contradictions of human nature, this notebook tells the story of creating a dark room in the basement, how to think, and how to adjust oneself.
A notebook created in a basement, telling how human thinking copes with difficulties. How to cope in dark moments?