The undergound man's interactions with the officer shows him to be a hamlet-like figure, always considering the potential consequence of his actions. The letter is an example of this -- he spends the time to write a "beautifully composed" (paraphrasing here) letter and takes such satisfaction in doing so but decides not to send it.
I think it can be frustrating to experience the writing as it's quite passive -- reflective without really anything happening, as in Hamlet.
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