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The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol

 At the outset of The Overcoat Akakii is a naïve childlike character who lives a life of almost spiritual-like devotion and ascetic simplicity. Explain the role of the grotesque in the story. How does the prospect of a new overcoat alter Akakii’s existence? Is his life altered for worse or for the better as a […]