In the age of globalisation‚ the issues of diaspora‚ transnationalism‚ cultural mongrelization‚ hybridity‚ identity crisis continuously enrich the diasporic literatures of the twenty first century. Topographical shifting‚ cultural transaction‚ multiculturalism‚ fluid identity forms a complex framework in the field of global migration. Apart from these‚ the concept of root‚ home‚ nostalgia‚ memory‚ alienation‚ hybrid identity are interlinked with the diasporic phenomenon. According to the various
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Family background: Stanislavski had a privileged youth‚ growing up in one of the richest families in Russia‚ the Alekseyevs.[4] He was born Constantin Sergeyevich Alexeyev – "Stanislavski" was a stage name that he adopted in 1884 in order to keep his performance activities secret from his parents.[5] The prospect of becoming a professional actor was taboo for someone of his social class; actors had an even lower social status in Russia than in the rest of Europe‚ having only recently been serfs and
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Even so‚ lower-ranking officials still had arbitrary power to decide local fairs. As a result‚ officials would demand briberies or attributes to both commoners or minor officials to make decisions or facilitate approval. In The Overcoat‚ Nicolai Gogol portrays a poor minor official at the bottom of the bureaucratic hierarchy‚ to criticize the backward‚ corrupted tsarist government and Russian
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roster‚ forcing Gogol to call out‚ before even being summoned‚ “That’s me‚” teachers in the school system not to give it a second thought. After a year or two‚ the students no longer tease….p.66-67” that shows the difficulties that Gogol face with his name at the school and how his teachers and his classmates found that pronouncing his name also was difficult. In addition‚ Gogol face insulting from his classmates because his name and some time they tried to tease him. Moreover‚ who Gogol deal when someone
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Lu Xun had comprehensive knowledge of Chinese and western cultures. He cleverly borrowed the title of the story from Russian writer Nikolai Gogol whose same title story that was successful in narrating the insanity process of a civil servant. Although the diary style and the first person narrator of Lu Xun ’s "A Madman’s Diary" were like Nikolai Gogol ’s‚ Lu Xun went further away in deepening the content and the theme by adopting creative skills. The story is made of two parts. The first part
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"The Overcoat" tells the story of Akaky Akakyevich‚ an impoverished government clerk who lives a solitary life. One day he realizes that his winter overcoat has become worn out. He takes it to the tailor to be mended but is told that it cannot be repaired and that he will have to have a new one made. Akaky undergoes extreme deprivation in order to save money for a new overcoat. In the process‚ the coat begins to take a central role in his life and he begins to view the garment as the key to his future
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Remarque‚ through the experiences of their characters Paul‚ Gogol and Ashima. Paul is confronted by his experiences on the front line‚ where his kinship between his fellow comrades have entrenched him from his own family and society. Likewise‚ those significant moments partaken by Gogol and Ashima‚ school excursions and getting a job‚ have both caused social disturbance and an increased recognition of one’s identity. Throughout “The Namesake”‚ Gogol has experienced many occasions where his understanding
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“The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol The story “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol is about Akakii Akakievich and his simple job of copying papers for a department. Akakii led a very simple life and not many people would talk to him or even pay him much attention. However‚ his life changes when he purchases a new overcoat. This overcoat gave Akakii the motivation and confidence he needed to get out into the world. Even before Akakii’s coat was made‚ it still had a positive influence on him. He needed
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In the novels‚ “The Nose”‚ and The Metamorphosis Gogol‚ and Kafka demonstrates how identity does not depend on what society depicts you to be‚ it’s whatever you (as a sole proprietor of your life) decide what and who you are‚ they both portray this idea by transforming their protagonists into what society sought them to be‚ to see how they would react. In response to this idealistic concept the authors use their protagonists to convey this “Hidden” concept by putting them through a situation in which
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Symbolism- a literary device used frequently to contribute to the complexity of a work. In "The Overcoat"‚ by Nikolay Gogol‚ uses symbolism throughout this entire work. He uses the old dressing gown to represent his old life‚ and the new overcoat to represent his new life. The symbols affect the plot and the characters. The old dressing gown represents his old life. It is plain as is Akaky Akakievich. He never does anything even halfway exciting. Most of the time he sits around copying
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