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Point In The Story Indirect Characterization
1,941 wordsAn Investigation into the Structure of Gogol's The Portrait Gogol's The Portrait, is a short story which examined through a formalistic approach, can be understood beyond its obvious storyline and plot. Formalism is the literary theory that literature is not simply a mass of words, but comprised of individual words that each may possess a social stereotype, a spiritual aspect or convey a physical response in the reader. Formalism asserts that the world is full of codes that need to be decoded. B...
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The Overcoat A Story Of Meaningless Misfortune
810 wordsIn Nikolai Gogol's short story The Overcoat, one sees that in life, bad things can happen to undeserving people, with no rhyme or reason. Justice is not a prevalent force in the world that Gogol describes. Hard work and diligence count for nothing in the eyes of fate. In this world, misfortune falls upon any victim, with little -- if any -- positive outcome. The story follows one Akakii Akakievich through his daily life as a government clerk. He performs his duties extraordinarily well, yet neve...
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Suggest That Inspector General Suggest That Inspector Play
692 wordsInspector General Nikolai Gogol's play Inspector General is considered one of the finest works of Russian dramaturgy. Plays satire correspond to the realities of our days, this is why its philosophical value remained undermined, up until now. Gogol tells a story of young con- master Khlestakov, who is being mistaken for undercover inspector in one of Russian provincial towns. Towns officials try very hard to divert inspectors attention from their corruptive practices by offering him bribes. Afte...
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Merriam Webster Dictionary Metamorphosis Gregor
3,262 wordsThesis: Society has a set of morals, that of which exist for a specific reason, not to be justified by some other action taken just because it felt like the thing to do. I. Rationalizing society II. Frankenstein A. Victor Frankenstein s desire to dominate B. Aftermath of his aspirations III. Metamorphosis A. The individualization of Gregor B. Affects on his family and society IV. The Overcoat A. Akaky Akakievich s unfortunate mishap B. Akaky Akakievich s lack of importance V. Crime and Punishmen...
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Dans Le De La
837 wordsMarc Chagall na&irc; t en Russie, &agree; Vitebsk, en 1887, dans une modest famille june. Il re&credit; oit sa press&engrave; re formation artist ique &agree; Saint-Petersbourg. De 1910 &agree; 1913, il s&execute; journe &agree; Paris, &agree; Montparnasse, o&upgrade; vincent aussi Modigliani, Soutine, L&execute; ger et Lipchitz. Il devient last du po&engrave; te Blaise Cendrars. En 1911, il expose au Salon des Ind&execute; pendants, &agree; Paris, et en 1914 &agree; Berlin, o&upgrade; il est re...
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Great Deal Short Story
495 wordsPushkin, the Father of Russian Short Story The story, or novella, as a literary genre has a relatively shorter history in Russian than in some of the countries of the West, but within the short span there is enough richness and variety to make a representative selection rather difficult. Historicallyspeaking, Aleksandr Pushkin s works are justifiably pegged as the true starting point ofthe short story in Russian literature. Pushkin is, generally speaking, the fountainhead andthe epitome of moder...
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