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
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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
When I was reading Nikolai Gogol’s The Nose, I wasn’t sure what was happening. From just the title, I didn’t expect a literal story of a nose character. When Ivan Jakovlevitch found the nose inside his bread, I thought that … 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
“The Nose”, By Nikolai Gogol is a story that brings various interesting thoughts and images to my mind. Surprisingly, the first thing that came to my mind when I reflect on the story is my encounter with a policeman. Not … Continue reading
As I read the Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and saw it performed in a dance at the Joyce Theater, I was given a view of the daily life of an ordinary man, Gregor Samsa, and his grotesque transformation into an … Continue reading
While reading Metamorphosis, I noticed many different types of pain which led to different outcomes in the story. The most noticeable pain is Gregor trying to adapt to his new body and learning how his body works. The second, is the family … Continue reading
For me, Metamorphosis could be split into three sections. Part A, Part B and Part C. In the beginning (Part A), Life for the Samsa’s, and especially Gregor, could not have been more simple. They all had their routines … Continue reading