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The Underground Man: A Literary Archetype.
In: Salem Press Encyclopedia of Literature, 2023-04-30, S. 3
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Nachschlagewerk
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The term “underground man” refers to a condition of being unnoticed, marginalized, self-effacing, and to an extent antisocial. The defining feature of the underground man is his paradoxical nature. The underground man’s “hyperconsciousness” (Fyodor Dostoevski’s word) results from his intelligence and sensitivity on one hand and his pathological fear of action on the other. The dissociation of action from consciousness makes the underground man a skeptic, paralyzed by his overanalysis of everything in his life. The underground man is generally a rebel against the prevalent norms of his society and the forces that perpetuate those norms in the name of nation, morality, and religion. The underground man questions not only the scientific and rational views ostensibly favored by the elites but also the popular concepts of God and tradition. Alienated, rejected, or both, the underground man is often a neurotic, disgusted with imperfections in himself and in the world. At heart the underground man is a frustrated idealist. He avoids commitment to pursue an individual freedom but, ironically, often finds the burdens of freedom hard to bear.
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The Underground Man: A Literary Archetype.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Liu, Jun |
Zeitschrift: | Salem Press Encyclopedia of Literature, 2023-04-30, S. 3 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | Nachschlagewerk |
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