13915. SPIRITUALITY & SUFFERING IN NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND AND FAUST. Compares and contrasts the anxiety and suffering of Dostoevsky's underground man with that of Goethe's protagonist in Faust. Finds many similarities between the two characters, although notes that they reach different conclusions about their respective societies and the worthiness of humans. 6 pages, 9 footnotes, 2 bibliographic sources.