The Nose By Nikolai Gogol

The major reason that causes Gogol to rethink his relationships and his identity is the meaning of his name. When he was younger, he wanted to be called Nick and went by this name after high school. As he used the name, Nick, he severed ties with his traditions which showed from when he did not visit his parents and completely forgot his life before becoming Nick. Flashbacks were utilized several times in this film to portray Gogol growing up and the train crash which inspired Ashoke to name his son Gogol. In the scene where Ashoke drives with Gogol, he finally discloses how Gogol’s name really came to be. We see a flashback to the train collision when Ashoke was found

The reader is convinced that Gogol has had many experiences of his name being said with hesitation and lack of ease that normal American names are pronounced with. Gogol must often compare himself to his peers via how teachers and other authorities handle his unique name. Furthermore, Gogol himself is consumed with doubt in regards to his name, what it means, and how it ties him to his heritage in a way he in unsure how to accept. However pleased Gogol may have been with Mr. Lawson’s approach, everything changes when the class reads “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol. “With growing dread and a feeling of slight nausea, he watches as Mr. Lawson distributes the books...the sight of it [“Gogol”] printed in capital letters on the crinkly page upsets him viscerally” (89). Gogol wants nothing to do with his name at this point, even the book it is printed in is “particularly battered, the corner blunted, the cover spotted as if by a whitish mold,” (89). The confusion Gogol associates with his own name infects him and things around him, just like the “warmth [that] spreads from the back of Gogol’s neck to his cheeks and his ears,” (91). The rest of his classmates, “begin to moan in unison,” (92), and Gogol “feels betrayed,” (91). Gogol takes the class’s negative reaction to the Russian author’s biographical information as a personal assault. It reinforces his rejection to his own name as “each time the name

Gogol uses relationships as a disguise for himself without even knowing he’s actually looking for himself. The women in Gogol's relationships

In light of Gogol’s parent’s cultural roots and norms it is difficult foreign born Americans to assimilate into a new society. Gogol’s sudden change in “normal” can be traumatic discouraging for him to conform into what is “normal” in America. “The New World offers professional opportunity and financial betterment but also insists on assimilation and acculturation, a rejection of old habits, traditions and conditioning, and a merging with the culture of the new context […] invited to experience the death of the self as he has known it. He is asked to despise home culture which is seen by the New World as inferior, as less

Along with ethos, Gopnik effectively makes an appeal to pathos. He recognizes the art and history behind the play, which in turn, he provides thoughts and beliefs. Like when he admitted that he

In “The Nose” the consistent way Gogol moved the story along, with just the right amount of suspense, humor, and quirkiness allows the reader to really enjoy this unique story.

He wants to be a general even though it is clear that he is not qualified to hold the job he currently has. Gogol uses this as an example of how government dysfunction continued to cycle for centuries in Russia, a continuing supply of inept officials waiting in line for a promotion they are not qualified for. Socially the characters are depicted in a set class structure. The Chief of Police being the head of that structure. Beneath him are the other town officials who look to him for help, by making the person at the head of the class structure crooked Gogol reveals how corruption had a trickle- down effect in the village, with the lower class such as the

Gogol was trying to mock the readers in his two short stories. A monk orthodox influenced Gogol, the way it was illustrated counterculture. Criticism of where he was has been. This book has influenced had a character who was doing the same thing almost over and over again every single day, Gogol used him to awaken the low people class in Russia to realize what they were doing. Overcoat is a symbol of the soul or the lower Russian people class who is reading his book. The less you have in life now, the more you will have after death. He represents his beliefs and teachings in this book to give the people new hope; instead of holding and fixing what they are doing they should change.

The short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Man with the Twisted Lip,” is based on disguises of wealth and appearance and how these disguises change the point of view that people have in the social classes and what they think about each other during the Victorian Era. Disguises can be used to create an identity for one’s own personal gain or to protect an individual 's identity. Neville St. Claire uses disguise to validate his place as a gentleman. His status as a beggar allows him to become the successful gentleman that he should be, by concealing his true self to the social class system. Sherlock Holmes uses his persona as a protection to keep the people of London safe and out of harms way. Between the two personalities of St. Claire and Holmes is the outcome of what others may think of them; St. Claire knows the identity that he has created is not accepted by the social class while Sherlock Holmes identity is seen as a hero and is accepted by the social class. One uses his disguise purely for monetary gain and the other uses the identity in order to solve mysteries and protect his city. As shown in the “The Man with the Twisted Lip”, disguise is only allowed when the social class accepts the identity.

Most novels written today have happy endings, which leads to an all-too-convenient portrayal of power. In the real world, stories don’t always have happy endings. Stories can end in any number of ways, but while examining two short stories from The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol, one can see something very different. These stories end with a unique yet intriguing balance of power on both sides. In Gogol’s The Nose, a man wakes up one morning to find that his nose is missing. Throughout the story, he is in a state of disbelief as he watches his own nose rise up to a higher rank than him in society before it is caught and returned to him. He fails in his attempts to get the nose sewn back on, but he wakes up one morning and the nose is right back on his face.

Gogol does this by writing about how coats could be associated with the wealthy due to the lower class usually lacking appropriate clothes. One’s coat also determines how society treats someone based on appearing wealthy or poor. Since the wealthy are the ones that hold the power, the coat is used as a symbol of power, and this helps to get people to cooperate and listen. Though the upper class may have their inhumanity and the lower class their struggles, everyone is human and will continue to strive in this oppression-cloaked

Gogol’s Parents, Ashima and Ashoke, gave him a name to add meaning and purpose to his life. The meaning is shown through Ashoke giving his son a name that represents hope for a better life and second chances yet it also represents tragedy. Nikolai Gogol, at the scene of Ashoke’s train wreck has passed away and this has a connection with Gogol’s life. When looking at his life it seems to be filled with confusion, disappointments, and dead-ends (Such as?) as he struggles to figure out whom he is and where he believes the curse of his namesake will lead him next.

Bernhiemer, Charles. "Cloaking the Self: The Literary Space of Gogol's 'Overcoat.'" PMLA 90.1 (1975): 53-61.

The nose could mean several things. It could indicate how absurd social class is and how obsessed society is with status. The first example is Kovalyov calling himself major instead of collegiate assessor in order to put more weight and importance to his status. This tells us that his ranking in the social class mattered to him. As long as someone looks important than they are deemed important. Even if it is something as ludicrous as a walking nose. We read this after Kovalyov tells the nose that he is Kovalyov’s nose, the nose then responds by saying that he does not think they have anything in common because they have different uniform buttons and, therefore, they have to be in different government positions. However, no one questions how the nose gets the position as a State Councillor. Instead, everyone feels admiration, jealousy,

Which is defined as supernatural punishment of a person, a group of people, or everyone by a deity in response to some action. This is Gogol’s way of saying that no matter where you stand in rank, you can't escape previous actions. Specially because 19th century Russia there was a lot of class oppression on your common man, just like Akaky in the story. We see how Akaky suffers through so much during his short lived life. Many of these things coming from higher ranking individuals in Russian bureaucracy. The theme of how many people in lower classes go unappreciated and unnoticed for how they contribute to society is also seen in the short story. We see how little importance was put on Akaky’s job and how easily he could of been replaced by anyone. All of these themes are very similar, and mainly revolve around this idea of how Gogol saw