The Underground M A Very Thoughtful Person

The settings reflect the character as a mirror. When the young man is among other people on the populated streets he is in control and appears as a very ordinary young man who is in love. But when he moves further on and the surroundings become darker, he becomes different and

He can be described as a lost soul, and insane, however very honest. In his early life he was sent to the penitentiary for killing his father even though he states that he didn't kill him. As the reader it is hard to determine whether not to believe this man. However throughout the story, it is true that the misfit is honest with his feelings and the kind of person he is. His way of accepting the crimes he commits and how his actions strongly differ( separate) him from the grandmother.

As a result, he became incapable of seeing others as human beings. McCarthy gives Ballard childlike qualities which allows for the readers to develop a type of sympathy for him. As a result, the readers can see Ballard as more than just a villain. However, as the story progresses the readers begin to realize how inhumane Ballard is. He lived in underground caves, but he had the corpse of his victims there with him. As a result, Ballard loses many of his human qualities. In addition, he is now seen as a person who lives in the world of a child and does not care about the emotions or pain of others.

Once upon a time, in a mountainous land between Baghdad and the Sea of Caviar there lived a nobleman. This nobleman, after a lifetime of carping at the way the kingdom was run, became Chief Minister of the realm. Within a few months he had the whole world hanging on his words, his deeds, his jokes, his tears, and his tantrums. His personal behavior, which included wearing pajamas for numerous public appearances; speeches to the Majles (Parliament) from his bed, which was brought into its chambers. Frequent spells of public weeping, helped focus world attention upon him during his premiership. Yet, his people loved all that he did, and cheered him to the echo whenever he appeared in the

The Underground Man often writes that he considers himself superior, in an attempt to compensate for his own self-loathing. He regards himself as highly intelligent because of his lack of goals and ambition. He states, “...An intelligent man cannot seriously become anything and that only a fool can become something.” (469). He suggests that in order to be a successful man, he would have to have something solid to justify his cause. Because there are infinite possibilities as to what that cause may be, he simply does not act at all (SparkNotes Editor). He only regards himself as superior in the sense that he is more aware and intelligent than most, but that is the only thing he likes about himself. He describes himself as “vain” and he does

Even though he caused no harm, no attention attracted to him, not bothering a soul, he was still considered an abnormality. In the story the narrator says, “He walked like a man suddenly drunk. As he passed the front window of the car he looked in. As he had expected, there was no one in the front seat, no one in the car at all… The car hesitated, or rather gave a faint whirring click, as if information, somewhere, was dropping card by punch-slotted card under electric eyes.

He represents how humans bring out their evilness once they are free from rules and acceptance of society. Moreover, he shows how humans

Billy wanted the truth so he went to the railroad by the river and he knew if there was an answer he’d find it there. So him and a couple friends got into a train car on the train tracks and they set out to find it. They looked for hours and hours when finally they got to the end of the tracks there was a cave but it’s already dark and they didn’t bring flashlights so they went back to the beginning. They came back the next day but when they got to the end the cave wasn’t there but they saw the tracks continued. When they continued they found another cave so they walk in and it lights up. They continue to walk when out of nowhere it ends and they have to go back but when they got there the train tracks were gone and it was just water. It was

He often abuses his authority by using the law as a weapon against others in order to get them to comply with his immoral

The Narrator: The narrator is the main character of the novel and can be also known as the invisible man. Most African Americans in the 1930s are known as “invisible” due to the racial slurs and stereotypes they are given by the white race. The narrator is very smart, and has an immaculate vocabulary, but due to his race he feels the need to be naïve, for sake of his future. Throughout the novel the narrator sheds his “naïve” skin and becomes an individual in a very smart way.

The novel Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison, addresses race issues faced by African Americans. This is the story of a black man who lived in New York City, showing the traits of a good citizen. He was not a gang member, didn't commit any crimes, but now lives poorly. He feels as though he is an invisible man. Society ignores him because he is a black man, thinking of him as nothing and nonexistent.

In Notes from the Underground the man has been secluded for twenty years but the stories he tell are from many years before. That makes one infer when he is speaking about being underground he is talking figuratively. The underground man is self-contained. He says when he sees or hears others speak it is as “listening through a crack under the floor.” When he communicates to others, he pictures himself approaching "out into the light of day. “ When he hesitates between wanting associates and favoring his seclusion, it is a choice between the actual world and his imaginary world underground. The underground man seems to speak of being better and more intelligent than most, but yet seem to be below others if he prefers to be under the ground.

His selfish behavior is a turnoff for many, and he is avoided at all cost. The fun fact that he was only suppose to hold this position for ten years shows he isn't a rule follower. Not surprisingly his prize possession was his

As a result of his immense greed, he is determined to get money out of anyone that he possibly could. Although society puts leaders on high pedestals in regards to character, they can use their power for self-gain and pleasure, such as indulging in wealth and intoxication, which is in no way righteous.

That particular incident caused a huge sufferings to me. I was on forced medical leave without pay. I lend money from others for my daily livings as that job was only my source of income. I had plenty of time to focus on the question 'Did I wrongly handled the situation?' I still believe that I have chosen the right one from the available alternatives. These alternatives were; (1) over looked his fault, or (2) punished him for his deeds. If I took the first one, then I deceived me myself as I am strictly a Platonic in consideration of justice that justice is "to do one's own business and not to be a busybody", [The Republic, 433a–433b] and a strict Kantian to apply this justice. My sufferings might be longer if the higher authority did not