Lu Xun had comprehensive knowledge of Chinese and western cultures. He cleverly borrowed the title of the story from Russian writer Nikolai Gogol whose same title story that was successful in narrating the insanity process of a civil servant. Although the diary style and the first person narrator of Lu Xun ’s "A Madman’s Diary" were like Nikolai Gogol ’s‚ Lu Xun went further away in deepening the content and the theme by adopting creative skills. The story is made of two parts. The first part
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the museum in Yalta)‚ where Chekhov lived‚ and where he wrote his last works‚ and where he died. One may visit the famous symbol of the Crimea — the castle “Swallow’s Nest” or the residence of Russian tsars in Livadia. It is possible to go through Gogol places in the Poltava Region and see Dickanka‚ Sorochintsy. One can continue this list‚ because there is also Western Ukraine with the Carpathians and their legends‚ feudal lords’ castles and cathedrals‚ with their unique culture and nature. There
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After reading Gogol ’s 1831–2 volume of short stories Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka‚ Pushkin would support him critically and later in 1836 after starting his magazine‚ The Contemporary‚ would feature some of Gogol ’s most famous short stories. Later‚ Pushkin and his wife Natalya Goncharova‚ whom he married in 1831‚ became regulars of court society. When the Tsar
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How powerful can the knowledge of a language be? I used to work at a diner that was owned by a Greek family. The suppliers would drop off the goods in the back and then come to the register to collect payment. I would hand them the correct amount‚ they would say thank-you and leave. When my bosses made the payments‚ however‚ things were very different. As soon as the supplier was spoken to in Greek‚ they would light up-the prices were all rounded down‚ and although the suppliers were not rude to
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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 Short Story. Basic Literary Elements of The Short Story. 1.1.History of The Development of The Short Story. 1.1.1.Early Forms.Origins. The short story refers to a work of fiction that is usually written in prose‚ usually in narrative format. This format or medium tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction‚ such as novellas (in the 20th and 21st century sense) and novels or books. Short story definitions based upon length differ somewhat even among professional writers
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that is available twenty-four hours a day. But she still misses her old life with its predictable rhythms and relatives. Nair also explores the challenges faced by the children being second-generation immigrants‚ represented by the main character‚ Gogol‚ who attempts to shed his Bengali identity to fully embody the American status. Yet‚ the journey toward re-invention‚ was a struggle for him. He tried so hard to not be associated to the Bengali tradition by moving out of his parents house becoming
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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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spatial/domestic construction of immigrant subjectivity (in Lahiri and/or Chehade); the role of trauma in the immigrant narratives (in Lahiri and/or Chehade); the place of literature in the immigrant narrative (in Lahiri; Ashoke’s obsession with Nikolai Gogol); intersections between Gogol’s The Overcoat and Lahiri’s The Namesake (common themes‚ the question of “finding oneself‚” finding one’s subjectivity); the construction of the immigrant‚ racial “Other” in the immigrant narratives (in Lahiri and/or
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America‚ a country in which John F. Kennedy referred to as “a nation of immigrants”. The protagonist of our novel‚ Ashima‚ is an immigrant from India who experiences the abnormal‚ the strange‚ the uncomfortable feeling of being suddenly immersed in a new and completely foreign culture. Through out the chapter I made a connection to the 2 poems‚ A New Colossus and Amphibians. “metamorphose: gills in early stages. On land‚ amphibians develop lungs”. Legaspi. In this quote I found a connection to Ashima
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