Alexa Ferrer Post 5

I have found the second part of this book quite relatable especially when he talks of the people around him. When he says that he found himself despising his coworkers but also thinking of them superior to himself it got me thinking. The only reason we “despise” people is because we care enough to despise him and the reason we care is that either they have done something to us or make us feel threatened. In Dostoyevsky’s case, it is an issue of feeling threatened and not acknowledged for his intelligence.

 This issue was again brought up when the officer put him in his place for the first time.  I found this part relatable because I work at a boutique and a common customer was being a b*tch the other day and she asked me, “What was your name again?” This is a lady who knows me very well and has called me multiple times regarding the clothing and the fact that she acted like she didn’t know who I was was “unforgivable” as Dostoyevsky would say. It’s almost as if we were competing for a place or to be validated. There is nothing more threatening than being ignored or treated like you don’t exist.