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    Chimera

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    Human chimeras were once thought to be so rare as to be just a curiosity. But there’s a little bit of someone else in all of us‚ says Claire Ainsworth‚ and sometimes much more... EXPLAIN this. You are a doctor and one of your patients‚ a 52-year- old woman‚ comes to see you‚ very upset. Tests have revealed something unbelievable about two of her three grown-up sons. Although she conceived them naturally with her husband‚ who is definitely their father‚ the tests say she isn’t their biological

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    Overcoat

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    Overcoat For many centuries‚ social injustice has occurred in society such as inequality between social classes and corrupt government which has affected many people. [Preface] In the text “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol deals with the theme of social realism in 19th century East-European literature. [Main idea] The author wants to portray the realistic social‚ political and personal issues that relate to the struggles of class and the outcomes of the society’s social structure. [Thesis] The

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    The Overcoat

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    Meanings and Indeterminacy in Gogol’s "The Overcoat" Author(s): Victor Brombert Reviewed work(s): Source: Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society‚ Vol. 135‚ No. 4 (Dec.‚ 1991)‚ pp. 569-575 Published by: American Philosophical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/986817 . Accessed: 25/01/2012 04:09 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit

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    The Overcoat

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    “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol The story “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol is about Akakii Akakievich and his simple job of copying papers for a department. Akakii led a very simple life and not many people would talk to him or even pay him much attention. However‚ his life changes when he purchases a new overcoat. This overcoat gave Akakii the motivation and confidence he needed to get out into the world. Even before Akakii’s coat was made‚ it still had a positive influence on him. He needed

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    Under The Overcoat

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    Under The Overcoat The story‚ “The Overcoat”‚ shows how the main character gets attached to an item physically and emotionally. Throughout the story‚ problems relating to class and longing for objects are portrayed in the story. Akaky‚ the main protagonist of the story‚ showed many of his problems such as class and his longing for his stolen overcoat. The overcoat is: the personification of Akaky‚ the materialization of his class status and an agent of change. The overcoat is related to Akaky

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    Symbolism- a literary device used frequently to contribute to the complexity of a work. In "The Overcoat"‚ by Nikolay Gogol‚ uses symbolism throughout this entire work. He uses the old dressing gown to represent his old life‚ and the new overcoat to represent his new life. The symbols affect the plot and the characters. The old dressing gown represents his old life. It is plain as is Akaky Akakievich. He never does anything even halfway exciting. Most of the time he sits around copying

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    Initial Explication In the short story “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol‚ the ability of the affluent to indulge in material comfort leads to their neglect of the suffering lower-class‚ leaving the poor to fend for themselves in a world filled with crime and environmental discomfort. On page 932‚ Gogol’s imagery of various aspects of the night out in St. Petersburg conveys both Akaky’s harsh‚ cold‚ and desolate reality as well as the luxurious lifestyle of the well-to-do. In order to travel to the

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    "The Overcoat" tells the story of Akaky Akakyevich‚ an impoverished government clerk who lives a solitary life. One day he realizes that his winter overcoat has become worn out. He takes it to the tailor to be mended but is told that it cannot be repaired and that he will have to have a new one made. Akaky undergoes extreme deprivation in order to save money for a new overcoat. In the process‚ the coat begins to take a central role in his life and he begins to view the garment as the key to his future

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    “The Overcoat”and Slavic Folk Beliefs In the nineteenth century‚ much of Eastern Europe had a fascination with Slavic folk beliefs. During this time‚ people questioned the existence of mythological creatures‚ especially those which were believed to be somewhere between dead and alive(3). The word “vampire” was introduced in to the Slavic languages in the late eighteenth century and the term “unclean forces” began to be widely recognized by nineteenth century Russian peasants (1). References to

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    Byron Chicklis Akaky Akakievich and the Tragedy of The Overcoat The hero of “The Overcoat”‚ Akaky Akakievich‚ engenders both hatred and pity from the reader. His meekness and his pathetic life deserve sympathy‚ while his utter detachment from his peers and his singular obsession with a coat are often despised. He is drastically different from any of his peers‚ but there is a certain purity in his way of life which the overcoat defiles. Akaky’s world is completely devoid of any excitement; his

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