English 392-
Professor
May 9, 2013
Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms. It is
by talking nonsense that one gets to the truth! I talk nonsense, therefore I am human
(Dostoyevsky). Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the author of Notes from the Underground was a well-
known Russian novelist, who had a rare talent for capturing depths of human souls, in times of
darkness and happiness, brought about partially by his own difficult life. He contributed his
reflective, penetrating literature to the 19th century Russia and the world. Though one can attempt
to understand Dostoyevsky as a commentator on several current affairs topics, which includes:
