In today’s discussion, a person’s quest for validation continues.
Dostoyevsky states that at times he would be positively glad of being slapped
in the face, as it is an answer to his cry for attention and validation. This
reminded me of when little kids throws temper tantrums to gain the attention of
people around them, even though they know that they are disrupting the peace of
the situation. As humans, we constantly seek approval and attention from our
peers. And if we don’t get the attention we want, we go to great lengths to
gain it. We see this later on in the story when the man is at dinner.
In
addition we discussed how one’s level of consciousness has the power to hinder
their ability to function as a “normal” human being. Dostoyevsky provides a
perfect example of a man who is completely immobilized. The Stranger also had
qualities such as the man in NFTU. His level of clarity was so great that he
was doomed in society, unable to live normally- essentially joining the
underground man.
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