After reading through my mood diary, I saw that a major theme that I had picked out after reading “The Nose” was the nature of Kovalev to make himself appear bigger than he actually was. My image of the character … Continue reading
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My animation (click to play): Or click here The main focus of my animation is the idea of a social ladder in Kovaloff’s society along with the confusion and absurdity conveyed in Gogol’s story “The Nose.” My animation starts off … Continue reading
While reading Gogol’s “The Nose,” I couldn’t help but feel the same amount of incredulity and disbelief while reading Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis.” Not only does it apply the same amount of weirdness and abstract thoughts, they also both have … Continue reading
The quality that stuck with me the most from Gogol’s “The Nose” was the story’s silliness. I was amused by the possibility of a nose with legs and my dreams came true when Shostakovich’s opera was able to bring the nose … Continue reading
My animation is centered on the ideas of greed and mystery. In the story, Major Kovaloff is a victim of his own false pride and delusional ego. The series of events that follow is due to two tragedies: Kovaloff’s failure … Continue reading
For my animation, I focused on the themes of absurdity, helplessness and disorientation. The absurdity, helplessness and disorientation that accompany a bad day influenced my choice of images. Personally when I have a bad day, it feels like I have … Continue reading
Click on the black box to view the GIF While reading Gogol’s “The Nose” all I could think about and visualize was Russia. The libretto epitomized Russian culture and social standing; reminding me of my high school and my old … Continue reading
For my creative project animation, I decided to focus on the theme of social class and hierarchy. In Gogol’s The Nose, Kovaloff awakes one morning without his nose and desperately tries to hide his loss to avoid social humiliation. Throughout the … Continue reading
For my animation, I drew my inspiration from the theme of the supernatural and “dream-like” state in The Nose. In the beginning, my animation starts out with a weird background, representing the strange items and the hallucination aspect of the … Continue reading
My creative project focuses on the theme of identity. Throughout Gogol’s “The Nose,” the characters’ identities seem to be derived from their appearances and how the rest of society perceives them. For instance, Kovaloff identifies the nose as a highly … Continue reading