Dostoevsky’s Revolutionary Hero The fictional author of Dostoevsky’s Notes From Underground claims that he has all the traits of the anti-hero. He torments others out of spite; he is weak, petty, and spineless. His intelligence and self-proclaimed disease of hyperconsciousness have made him nihilistic; he is unable to believe in himself and has reasoned himself into inaction. Peterson states that nihilism is one logical evil consequence of heightened self-consciousness. This character had done …showed first 75 words of 1513 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1513 total…precious personal individuality. This man had suffered in his individuality, but these two things, suffering and individuality, have forced him to expose himself to chaos, where he learned valuable insights into man that he could share. Although the demeanor of Dostoevsky’s underground character strikes one as loathsome, he seems to truly be an exemplar of the vital revolutionary hero. Bibliography: Dostoevsky: Notes from Underground Peterson, J. B. : Maps of Meaning; The Architecture of Belief