In the novels‚ “The Nose”‚ and The Metamorphosis Gogol‚ and Kafka demonstrates how identity does not depend on what society depicts you to be‚ it’s whatever you (as a sole proprietor of your life) decide what and who you are‚ they both portray this idea by transforming their protagonists into what society sought them to be‚ to see how they would react. In response to this idealistic concept the authors use their protagonists to convey this “Hidden” concept by putting them through a situation in which
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survive in a cruel world. However‚ in looking further into the story‚ deep symbolism can be found. Gogol lived in Russia during the rise of the communist party‚ and was a great dissident of communism. He believed the inevitable end of a communist government was total failure. He also criticized the other government of the world for failing to aid Russia in its quest for a better system. Gogol used his creative mind and his writing abilities to speak out against the evils of the Russian government
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even thinking name him Gogol after a famous Russian author. Gogol’s father gave him that name serving a link to a secret past‚ and the hope of a better future. The family is forced to come to terms with living in a new culture and introducing their son to their heritage. The movie shows the families struggles‚ and hardships‚ cultural values/norms‚ deviance‚ rituals‚ cultural identity‚ gender roles‚ and how they balance the two cultures. The Indian immigrant’s son Gogol had little interest in his
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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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Gogol as the Perfect Namesake In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake‚ Indian parents bestow a Russian name to their first born baby boy; the name is Gogol Ganguli which is after the famous Russian writer‚ Nikolai V. Gogol. In Lahiri’s novel‚ the main character fights an identity crisis because of his highly unusual name. Gogol carries uncertainty about himself throughout the novel because of his name‚ “He hates his name . . . that is has nothing to do with who he is‚ that it is neither Indian nor
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Gogol moves to his childhood house and takes care of his Ashima and Sonia. While Gogol’s mother tries her best to tolerate and accept the girlfriends he brings home‚ but Ashima is not satisfied until she successfully unites Gogol and Moushoumi‚ a Bengali woman‚ in a traditional Indian wedding. Even after Ashima persistently pushes the couple into meeting “as friends‚” Gogol and Moushoumi willingly fall in love and after 1 year of their relationship they gets marry. Coming from the same culture makes
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circumstance he struggles to fit in both the America society and his Bengali home as he feels his name does not belong in either culture. On page 100 we see Gogol’s frustration with his name‚ “the only person who didn’t take Gogol seriously‚ the only person who tormented him.. was Gogol..” Here the author has demonstrated to the reader that nobody else judges him for his name‚ yet he feels that he does not belong. This reflects Gogol’s insecurity with his name making him feel out of place in both cultures
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Opposing American culture later in life after a split with Maxine‚ Gogol turns to a longtime family acquaintance‚ Moushumi Mazoomdar‚ who later becomes his wife after a quick marriage. Moushumi’s parents are also from Bengal creating a familiar feeling as both Gogol and Moushumi feel torn between their two backgrounds. Gogol is intrigued with Moushumi after their first arranged date together believing that‚ “her very familiarity that makes him curious about her” and becoming “lost in his own thoughts
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tomorrow or the future but have you ever thought of losing your nose mysteriously and imagined it coming to reality? Unfortunately‚ in the surrealist story “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol‚ a collegiate assessor named Major Kovalev with an unbounded astonishment discovered that his nose was missing from its natural spot. Major Kovalev was shocked‚ frightened and sober just like any other person would naturally behave or react about a missing nose. Kovalev is a respectful man who walked Nevsky Prospect on a
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