Notes from Underground
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Contributed by Jennefer Ruano
Chapter 4
Summary

To advance his previous point that one can find pleasure in suffering, the UM uses the example of a toothache.  He explains that though there is absolutely no rational motive for finding enjoyment in one’s pain, realizing that one can make such an irrational decision is in and of itself a cause for certain satisfaction.

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