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
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Bizarre and Questionable The Nose is even more bizarre and questionable than Metamorphosis. My rant begins with the nose in freshly baked bread. How does the baker not notice this disturbing obstruction when kneading the dough? How does Kovaloff’s nose … Continue reading
While reading The Nose by Gogol, I had several thoughts running through my head. Initially, I was extremely confused as to what was happening. I mean honestly, how do you not make a bigger deal of finding a nose in … Continue reading
While reading The Nose, I was surprised at how many connections I was making to Metamorphosis. I kept remembering the reactions of both Gregor and his family when they discovered he turned into a giant bug and how nonchalant they … Continue reading
Gogol’s “The Nose” may be the weirdest and most intriguing piece of literature I have ever read. Not only does the plot revolve around a man losing his nose, but also the story manages to incorporate the underlying issues surrounding … Continue reading
When I read “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol, the first thing that came to my mind was Billy from “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.” To me the best visual representation of Kovaloff without his nose was Billy. In the … Continue reading
I admit that Gogol’s “The Nose” is an intriguing tale that definitely captivated my attention throughout the course of the story. After all, it’s about a man who is missing his nose. But after reading the short story, I honestly … Continue reading
The Nose was a very interesting piece by Gogol, written in the 1800s. At the end of all of this, I was not only intrigued but extremely confused. The text itself was easy to read, but the concepts were hard … Continue reading
Though Gogol’s The Nose is quite tragic about a man who loses his nose, I find this very comical. I cannot help but compare his work to Kafka’s Metamorphosis. When Ivan Jakovlevitch discovers a nose in his bread, not only does … Continue reading
Franz Kafka’s Metamorphisis was interesting to read because it was hard to picture accurately what Franz Kafka was describing. It was hard to imagine a bug like Gregor to be human sized. This was always one of the confusing things. Then, what … Continue reading