In Notes from the Underground, the narrator is tormented by his desire to be a free individual and his anger towards Russia's class system. However, these two feelings do not occur at the same time. In the first part of the novel, The Underground Man is overwhelmed by the feeling of wanting free will. Then, in the second part, he changes his mind and demands control of society and the class system. Unfortunately, he tries to become part of society and fails. The first two chapters serve as an introduction to the narrator, how he lives and how he feels. The first time the underground man clearly writes about his desire to be a free individual is in the third chapter. He writes "My word, they will scold you, it is useless to protest: it is two times two equals four! Nature does not ask you for permission, it has nothing to do with your desires, and if you like it, read it or you don't like it, you are obliged to accept it as it is, and consequently all its conclusions wall, you see, it is a wall... and so on (1.3.4-5)....