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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
When I was searching for some meaning in this seemingly pointless story, I came a cross an interesting interpretation. Imagine waking up one day as a man and your penis is gone. You are just stunned. You have no idea … Continue reading
The overarching theme that I drew from The Nose and which inspired my photo collage is the shallowness of wealth. It is the idea that status and wealth are drawn not from skill or experience but from frivolity. Gogol … Continue reading
The theme I am presenting in my animation is disorder, and the overall effects it has on a person’s life. For instance, we saw that Kovalev’s existence was in a chaotic state after he lost his nose. Initially, he considered … Continue reading
My gif represents my accumulated frustrations when I read “The Nose”. The cartoon breaking the pencil and the frustration sign are references to the annoyance I felt. The background filled with random letter characters is the confusion I experienced when … 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
Upon reading Gogol’s The Nose, a lot of feelings and emotions ran through my mind. Images and pieces of music ran through my mind along with these emotions. Here are some of the things that came to my mind: I … Continue reading
While reading this story and then the libretto, I felt many different emotions. At first, I thought it was going to be as weird as Metamorphosis when Ivan cut the loaf and found the nose. Then, I thought this was … 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