Notes from Underground
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Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 1, Chapter 7 Part 1, Chapter 8 Part 1, Chapter 9 Part 1, Chapter 10 Part 1, Chapter 11 Part 2, Chapter 1 Part 2, Chapter 2 Part 2, Chapter 3 Part 2, Chapter 4 Part 2, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 6 Part 2, Chapter 7 Part 2, Chapter 8 Part 2, Chapter 9 Part 2, Chapter 10
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All Themes Thought vs. Action Loneliness, Isolation, and Society Human Nature Reason and Rationality Spite, Pain, and Suffering Literature and Writing
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Characters
All Characters The Underground Man The Officer Zverkov Simonov Ferfichkin Liza Apollon
Symbols
All Symbols The Crystal Palace Two Times Two Equals Four
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Fredericksen, Erik. "Notes from Underground." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 23 Apr 2014. Web. 7 Dec 2019.

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