Like how he mentions how he has heard conversations that dogs have had and how he believes that dogs are more intelligent than people.
Although, this may be true in some cases I have found
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Cool comment. I keep wondering throughout this story if everything that is happening is all in the character's mind. The story was hilarious at the beginning but the end was sad.One thing I found especially intriguing about this short story was the idea that things are what they appear to be. We see this in the beginning of the story, when the madman says "Our director must be a very intelligent man. His whole study is lined with books" (p. 4). The madman clearly takes everything at face value, and does not attempt to delve any further into the director's character. He does the same thing with women, which is interesting in and of itself. Perhaps Gogol's point is that basing things on appearances helps to keep the aristocracy running while simultaneously running the lower class citizens into madness.
An interesting thought, Aida, I had been convinced that he was always mad but I can see where Gogol would be right in character to be telling us that frustration with the bureaucracy can drive someone mad.Aida wrote:I think that the character goes insane due to some kind of social frustration. He cannot reach the director's daughter because of his low position and lack of money (he is even ashamed to speak to her because his coat is out of fashion), he is nagged at work by the Divisional Chief, and at the same time he is proud of being a noble man and theater-goer.
Thanks for the information. That explains a lot about this story and about "The Nose."Aida wrote:For those who have wondered, in Russian "lead someone by his nose" (literally) means to make a fool of someone, and "leave someone with his nose" (again, literally) means to leave someone without something he had hoped for.