In my image collage, I chose to focus on Gogol’s criticism of early 1800s Russian society in The Nose. While many of the characters in the story are flawed, I chose to focus on the main character’s superficiality. By making … Continue reading
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Nabil Ahmed Khatri, Kevin Parakattu, Evans Charles Augustin … Continue reading
Everyone has a secret. Major Kovalev from The Nose is no exception from this notion, regardless of his social status. Indeed, he struggles to hide his secret by covering his face with a handkerchief … Continue reading
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
By: Kenneth Connolly, Jake Greenburg, Nick Artnotes … Continue reading
By: Marc Saadia Michael Mamiye, And Samantha Chiu … 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
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
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