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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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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oftentimes popularity and status changes people because they become focused on staying popular and retaining their high status. In The Portrait and The Overcoat‚ Nikolai Gogol taught me that the moral corruption that permeates through many levels of society comes from the search and the working to retain that popularity and status. Gogol teaches
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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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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” 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 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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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’s The Overcoat: A Whisper of Change At first glance of Nikolay Gogol’s novel The Overcoat‚ one would only see a short story about a poor man wishing to 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
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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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