Although the Underground Man appears to be insane in the initial part of this story one thing is for sure, he is perfectly sane. As hard as it may be to believe, after reading the second part of Dostoyevsky work “Notes From Underground”, it clearly answers why the Underground Man thinks so little about others and the reason he is stuck in a never-ending cycle of misery. As previously mentioned in the initial portion, the issue of identity, reemerges itself yet again and it is an issue that allows an individual to sympathize with the Underground Man, regardless of his irrational thoughts and actions.

On encountering Liza, the Underground Man invites us in on how he envisions the role of parents in a child’s life by stating that even after death children, they will carry the “thoughts and feelings” of their parents (689). This is a subject that the Underground Man is naïve to because of the absence of his mother and father during his childhood. His “distant relatives,” who after a point were no longer heard of, neglected him and regarded everything about him as “savagely.” The absence of his family leaves the Underground Man clueless as to who he is or the part he is suppose to play in society, even though, it is not specifically mentioned.

Nevertheless, this clarification greatly shows the agony that the Underground Man goes through on a daily basis and why he despises so many people. His hatred for everyone and desire to be alone leaves him incapable to live the standard life any ordinary individual would. Unlike others he will never be able to love or be content and in order to replace these feelings he is driven to attempt to show his dominance over everyone else. This is greatly exemplified when he bashes Liza future when they first meet and when she comes to visit him. He displays the common traits that a parentless child would. In reality the Underground Man is nothing more than a mislead child attempting to find his own identity while crushing those of others to make himself feel better.