When I saw the title of the play we had to read, I was wondering if it was similar to a cartoon I watched a while ago. After reading the play, I realized the cartoon was based off of Gogol’s … Continue reading
Daily Archives: October 8, 2013
By: Mariana Gurevich When we visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, we are compelled to donate as much money as we can to the institution. Since the admission fee is simply suggested and not necessarily required, many claim that they … Continue reading
Immediately after finishing “The Nose,” I felt the same feeling in my gut as I did after completing “The Metamorphosis.” I lay back in my bed and thought to myself, what did I just read…? Why are our teachers making us … Continue reading
In my opinion, there are few words and emotions other than weird and confused that one can really use to describe The Nose by Gogol. Upon finding out that Major Kovalev has lost his nose, I decided that Kafka and … Continue reading
Gogol’s story about the nose that just “walk off” of the face of Major Kovalyov was intriguing for many reasons. First, just like in “Metamorphosis” something that is beyond rules of nature comes alive in a story, and instead of … Continue reading
Having read “The Nose” beforehand, I had an understanding of the story. But I did not analyze the story like I did this second time. As I was reading I had a sense of bewilderment because I could not wrap … Continue reading
As I was reading Shostakovich ‘s “The Nose” I couldn’t help but think of the men and women who return home from war injured or missing limbs. As the Opera portrayed Kovalyov’s struggle to regain his nose all I could … Continue reading
When reading the first parts of Gogol’s The Nose I immediately thought of incidents in the past where people have found actual human fingers inside their fast food orders. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/05/17/152923061/a-history-of-human-fingers-found-in-fast-food The thought of human body parts in food is both … Continue reading
To me, Nicolai Gogol’s The Nose comes even more peculiar than Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Although it is possible to lose a nose, the notion of talking to one’s own nose sounds not only strange, but also grotesque. How are you … Continue reading
Ever since I acknowledged the title of the piece I have been curious about the contents of Gogol’s short story “The Nose”. I mean, doesn’t it make you wander what a short story named after a body part is about? … Continue reading