Discussion reaction 1

I thought that the recent discussion  was insightful and interesting. It did not occur to me that the underground man could see both sides of everything although I often noted it in certain parts of the book such as when he is fully conscious that his plan to slap his old school friend was preposterous. After the discussion I began to truly appreciate Dostoevsky's writing style and how he reveals to the reader that we are all petulant children at heart set on making certain people unhappy. Although the thought that I am just like the underground man  is rather unsettling , I can definitely see the correlations now that it was brought up in class.
 The idea that superstitions are a form of insurance regardless if you believe in them or not was quite intriguing and I look forward to discussing more of Part I.