<p><b><i>Notes from the Underground<i> is a study of a single character, and a revelation of Dostoyevskys own deepest beliefs.<B> In this work we follow the unnamed narrator of the story, who, disillusioned by the oppression and corruption of the society in which he lives withdraws from that society into the underground.</p><br/><p> On the surface this is a story of one mans rant against a corrupt, oppressive society, but this philosophical book also explores the deeper themes of alienation, torment and hatred.</p>