Read this excerpt from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella Notes from the Underground:

I was simply scaring sparrows at random and amusing myself by it. I might foam at the mouth, but bring me a doll to play with, give me a cup of tea with sugar in it, and maybe I should be appeased. I might even be genuinely touched, though probably I should grind my teeth at myself afterwards and lie awake at night with shame for months after. That was my way.
Which part of this excerpt most clearly reveals that the narrator has monstrous qualities?
A. That was my way.
B. I was simply scaring sparrows at random and amusing myself by it.
C. [G]ive me a cup of tea with sugar in it, and maybe I should be appeased.
D. [P]robably I should grind my teeth at myself afterwards and lie awake at night with shame for months after.

Respuesta :

The part of this excerpt that most clearly reveals that the narrator has monstrous qualities is " B. I was simply scaring sparrows at random and amusing myself by it."

In this sentence, the narrator shows that he's only being mean to sparrows just to have some fun.

In "Notes from the Underground" the narrator expresses how condescending people infuriate him, and we can also notice how affected his mind is by the people surrounding him.

Dostoevsky always depicted characters with a lot of issues with themselves, with society and with an inability to fit in.

The part of this excerpt that most clearly reveals that the narrator has monstrous qualities is "I was simply scaring sparrows at random and amusing myself by it."

When is Notes from the Underground written?

Notes from the Underground is written in 1864

What was Dostoyevsky's  philosophy?

Dostoevsky was intimately familiar with two major philosophies: orthodox Christianity and utopian socialism. Each had their own specific and finely tuned understanding and justification of suffering, and each prescribed their own medicine.

Hence, the correct answer is Option B.

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