After reading Kafka’s Metamorphosis, I wasn’t really surprised or disturbed by Gogol’s The Nose. In fact, I found the story to be very interesting but also very confusing. When reading the short story, many questions popped into my head. It … Continue reading
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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
I found this reading of The Nose very interesting. It isn’t everyday one reads a story about a man missing his nose, which happens to magically become highly ranked in the government system. Compared to Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Gogol’s The Nose … Continue reading
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
I love “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol. Last year I read a biography on Gogol and an excerpt of his short story, “The Nose.” The readings were mandatory assignments in the Russian class I took and yes, both texts are … 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
So lost and confused. In the libretto of The Nose, there was a scene where the police and other civilians beat up the Nose, and then it suddenly turned back to an actual nose (Act 3, Scene 7), I was … 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