Voltaire once said, “Originality is nothing more than judicious imitation. The most original writers borrow one from another.” And to an extent, Voltaire is right. Many works of art are mere replicas of a previous work. Although most writers, directors, … Continue reading
Category Archives: High C’s
Amy Winehouse, Anna Nicole Smith, Michael Jackson – the media goes wild when a celebrity dies of a drug overdose. It does so because people love to read about it; celebrities are forcibly held to moral standards as role models … Continue reading
Growing as a part of moral society, we are taught to help the poor. Thanks to Shelley and Donald Rubin who have donated over a million dollars for the past year, many art institutions were able to receive a ray … Continue reading
Novelty+ controversy+ attention-grabbing title sequence = approach to a successful movie As conception of new ideas becomes more difficult, filmmakers run the risk of being called imitative and boring. As a result, filmmakers today have adopted a new strategy to … Continue reading
The Nose by Nikolai Gogol, like Kafka’s Metamorphosis, is a bizarre story that, for me, was uncomfortable to read. While Metamorphosis was a metaphor for the randomness of life, The Nose was a satirical look at Gogol’s society. Immediately, I … Continue reading
The Nose’s image in my head: I’m not sure if the nose had a face, arms, and legs; but it’s the only way I can imagine a nose walking around and acting on its own. If the nose was really … Continue reading
The Russian names (patronymics included), the common Russian expressions, the Russian humor that only other Russians find funny, and the Russian emphasis of social status featured in Nikolai Gogol’s “The Nose” made me feel like I was in high school … Continue reading
I expected a lot from this story, since I was told that it’s weirder than “The Metamorphosis” in some ways. That’s not to say that “The Nose” wasn’t weird. I just felt that it took a backseat to Kafka’s work. In … Continue reading
Words cannot be used to describe how I felt while reading The Nose by Nikolai Gogol. As soon as I read “He poked two fingers in and pulled out – a nose!” I had to stop reading and put my … Continue reading
Nikolai Gogol’s “The Nose” is an intriguing story about a man who loses his nose and struggles to adjust without it. Although I found the plotline quite strange, I was not prompted to question why I was reading the story. … Continue reading