An Essay On Gogol's Double Life

Gogol’s visit to see his parents with Maxine interrupts his escape into Maxine's world because the visit recalls him back to how he once lived with his parents and the traditions he used to follow as “Gogol.” For instance, the book mentions how, “It is a meal he knows it has taken his mother over a day to prepare...Drive safely Gogol. At first unaware of the slip,” (148, 150). This shows how his parent’s actions gradually triggers him to redraw back to his roots as “Gogol” because it sends reminders of the traditions he had once grew up with. In addition, this contributes to my understanding of the double-life Gogol is leading because it illustrates how he hates alternating away from his emotionally attached American identity as “Nikhil,” to