Gogol's The Overcoat: A Whisper Of Changey
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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 ....
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.... during Gogol's time. In truth, the Russian government was
against the free-thinking man, and so was against Gogol.
Akaky himself is used as a symbol of the Russian people. The communists
were against any sort of free-thinking, and respected any man who performed his
duties without question. Akaky is described in the story as being a quiet,
hard-working man. He keeps mostly to himself, having very little to do with the
outside world. His entire life centers around his profession. Akak ....
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