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The main character of the story, a sloppy barber. This is an ordinary Russian workman who was a terrible drunkard and slut. Although he shaved other people's chins daily, he always left his own unshaven. He did not wear a frock coat, as was customary, but had a piebald tailcoat with a shiny collar, the buttons of which barely hung on strings.
The main character of the story, collegiate assessor. He preferred to call himself Major. The author attributes this character to idle parasites and careerists, often strolling along the Nevsky. He is akin to such characters as Lieutenant Pirogov or Khlestakov, who sought to get the maximum pleasure from life without making any effort. He even came to St. Petersburg for a profitable marriage and a higher rank.
The nose that Kovalyov lost, he wore an expensive uniform, pantaloons and a sword. He had the rank of state councillor. I got a fake passport and wanted to leave for Riga, but a vigilant policeman grabbed it and took it to the owner Kovalev. At first he did not return to his place, but on April 7 in the morning, as mysteriously as he had disappeared, he returned to his place on his face.
Quarter warden
A policeman of noble appearance, wore sideburns, a hat and a sword. It was he who noticed how Ivan Yakovlevich threw something from the bridge into the river. Then he intercepted his nose when he was about to leave for Riga with a fake passport.
gray-haired official
An official who accepts advertisements in a newspaper. Refused to publish Kovalev's announcement about the loss of his nose, as this could damage the newspaper.
Private bailiff
He was very fond of sugar and paper money. He refused to deal with the case of the loss of Kovalev's nose, as he liked to sleep after dinner.
Doctor
I could not return Kovalev's nose back to his face, and then tried to buy it from the owner.
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The history of the creation of "The Nose" is a satirical absurdist story written by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol in 1832-1833. This work is often called the most mysterious story. In 1835, the Moscow Observer magazine refused to publish Gogol's story, calling it "bad, vulgar and trivial." But, unlike The Moscow Observer, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin believed that the work "had so much unexpected, fantastic, funny and original" that he persuaded the author to publish the story in the Sovremennik magazine in 1836.
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(Gogol and the Nose. Caricature) The story "The Nose" was subjected to severe and repeated criticism, as a result, a number of details in the work were altered by the author: for example, the meeting between Major Kovalev and the Nose was moved from the Kazan Cathedral to Gostiny Dvor, and the ending of the story changed several times.
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Brilliant grotesque This is one of N.V. Gogol. But if in early works it was used to create an atmosphere of mystery and mystery in the narrative, then in a later period it turned into a way of satirical reflection of the surrounding reality. The story "The Nose" is a clear confirmation of this. The inexplicable and strange disappearance of the nose from the physiognomy of Major Kovalev and its incredible independent existence separately from the owner suggest the unnatural order in which a high status in society means much more than the person himself. In this state of affairs, any inanimate object can suddenly acquire significance and weight if it acquires its proper rank. This is the main problem of the story "The Nose".
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Theme of the work So what is the meaning of such an incredible plot? The main theme of Gogol's story "The Nose" is the loss by the character of a piece of his "I". Probably, this happens under the influence of evil spirits. An organizing role in the plot is assigned to the motive of persecution, although Gogol does not indicate the specific embodiment of supernatural power. The mystery captures readers literally from the first phrase of the work, it is constantly reminded of, it reaches its climax ... but there is no clue even in the finale. Covered in obscurity is not only the mysterious separation of the nose from the body, but also how it could exist independently, and even in the status of a high-ranking official. Thus, the real and the fantastic in Gogol's story "The Nose" are intertwined in the most unthinkable way.
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Characteristics of the protagonist The protagonist of the work is a desperate careerist, ready to do anything for a promotion. He managed to get the rank of collegiate assessor without an exam, thanks to his service in the Caucasus. The cherished goal of Kovalev is to marry profitably and become a high-ranking official. In the meantime, in order to give himself more weight and significance, he everywhere calls himself not a collegiate assessor, but a major, knowing about the advantage of military ranks over civilian ones. “He could forgive everything that was said about himself, but did not apologize in any way if it related to rank or rank,” the author writes about his hero.
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N.V. Gogol's wonderful story "The Nose" consists of three parts and tells about the amazing events that happened to the collegiate assessor Kovalev. Ivan Yakovlevich is surprised to learn that the nose belongs to one of his clients, collegiate assessor Kovalev. The barber tries to get rid of his nose: he throws it away, but he is constantly pointed out that he has dropped something. With great difficulty, Ivan Yakovlevich manages to throw his nose off the bridge into the Neva.
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It seems that Gogol not without reason made St. Petersburg the scene of action of the story "The Nose". In his opinion, only here the indicated events could "occur", only in St. Petersburg they do not see the person himself behind the rank. Gogol brought the situation to the point of absurdity - the nose turned out to be a fifth-class official, and those around him, despite the obviousness of his "inhuman" nature, behave with him as with a normal person, in accordance with his status. (Kovalev and Nose)
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Meanwhile, the collegiate assessor wakes up and cannot find his nose. He is shocked. Covering his face with a handkerchief, Kovalev goes out into the street. He is very upset by what happened, because now he will not be able to appear in the world, and besides, he has many familiar ladies, for some of whom he is not averse to hanging around. Suddenly he meets his own nose, dressed in a uniform and pantaloons, the nose gets into the carriage. Kovalev is in a hurry for the nose, it turns out in the cathedral. (Nose comes out of the carriage)
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Nose behaves as befits a "significant person" in the rank of State Councilor: he makes visits, prays in the Kazan Cathedral "with an expression of the greatest piety", calls in the department, is going to leave for Riga on someone else's passport. Nobody cares where he came from. Everyone sees in him not only a person, but also an important official. It is interesting that Kovalev himself, despite his efforts to expose him, approaches him with fear in the Kazan Cathedral and generally treats him as a person.
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The grotesque in the story also lies in surprise and, one might say, absurdity. From the very first line of the work, we see a clear designation of the date: "March 25th" - this does not immediately imply any fantasy. And then there's the missing nose. There was some kind of sharp deformation of everyday life, bringing it to complete unreality. The absurdity lies in an equally sharp change in the size of the nose. If on the first pages it is found by the barber Ivan Yakovlevich in a pie (that is, it has a size that is quite consistent with a human nose), then at the moment Major Kovalev sees him for the first time, his nose is dressed in a uniform, suede trousers, a hat, and even has himself a sword - which means that he is as tall as an ordinary man. (missing nose)
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The last appearance of the nose in the story - and again it is small. The quarterly brings it wrapped in a piece of paper. It didn't matter to Gogol why the nose had suddenly grown to human size, and it didn't matter why it shrunk again. The central moment of the story is precisely the period when the nose was perceived as a normal person.
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The plot of the story is conditional, the idea itself is absurd, but this is exactly what Gogol's grotesque consists of and, despite this, is quite realistic. Chernyshevsky said that true realism is possible only when life is depicted in "the forms of life itself."
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Gogol extraordinarily pushed the boundaries of conventionality and showed that this conventionality serves admirably for the knowledge of life. If in this absurd society everything is determined by rank, then why can't this fantastically absurd organization of life be reproduced in a fantastic plot? Gogol shows that it is not only possible, but also quite expedient. And thus the forms of art ultimately reflect the forms of life.
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Hints of a brilliant author There are many satirical subtleties in Gogol's story, transparent allusions to the realities of his contemporary time. For example, in the first half of the 19th century, glasses were considered an anomaly, giving the appearance of an officer or official some kind of inferiority. In order to wear this accessory, a special permit was required. If the heroes of the work exactly followed the instructions and corresponded to the form, then the Nose in uniform acquired for them the importance of a significant person. But as soon as the police chief "left" the system, violated the severity of his uniform and put on glasses, he immediately noticed that in front of him was just a nose - a part of the body, useless without its owner. This is how the real and the fantastic are intertwined in Gogol's story "The Nose". No wonder the author's contemporaries read this extraordinary work.
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Literary excursion The barber, who found his nose in baked bread, lives on Voznesensky Prospekt, and gets rid of it on St. Isaac's Bridge. Major Kovalev's apartment is located on Sadovaya Street. The conversation between the major and the nose takes place in the Kazan Cathedral. A flowery waterfall of ladies pours down the sidewalk of Nevsky Prospekt from Policeman to Anichkin Bridge. Dancing chairs danced on Konyushennaya Street. According to Kovalev, it is on the Voskresensky Bridge that vendors sell peeled oranges. Students of the Surgical Academy ran to look at the nose in the Tauride Garden. The major buys an order ribbon in Gostiny Dvor. The “twin nose” of the St. Petersburg version is located on Andreevsky Spusk in Kyiv. The literary lantern "Nose" is installed on the street. Gogol in Brest.
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Kovalev's nose was installed in 1995 on the facade of house No. 11 on Voznesensky Prospekt, St. Petersburg)
Everyone knows that the brilliant Ukrainian and Russian writer Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol won the respect of readers thanks to his subtle humor and observation, as well as the fantastic and incredible stories that he so skillfully created in his works. We will now analyze the story "The Nose", which undoubtedly refers precisely to such masterpieces of the writer. But before we go directly to the analysis of the story, let's look at the plot very briefly.
The plot of the story "The Nose" is very brief
In this work, there are three parts that tell about the incredible thing that happened to a certain collegiate assessor Kovalev. But the story should begin with a description of the meal of the city barber of St. Petersburg Ivan Yakovlevich. Once, taking a loaf of bread, he sees that there is a nose in it. Later it becomes known that this is the nose of a very respected person. The barber gets rid of this nose by throwing it off the bridge. At the same time, Kovalev notices in the morning that his nose is not there, and, going out into the street, he covers himself with a handkerchief. Suddenly, the same nose, already dressed in a uniform, catches Kovalev's eyes. He travels around St. Petersburg and even goes to the cathedral to pray.
A very brief presentation of the plot of the story "The Nose", which we are analyzing, will help to more accurately give the desired characteristics to the characters. Kovalev continues to search and makes efforts to capture the nose. To do this, he goes to the police, and even asks to print an ad in the newspaper, but is refused - this is too unusual. And scandalous. Kovalev begins to suspect who could set up such an opportunity, and decides that this is the work of the staff officer Podtochina. Most likely, she takes revenge on Kovalev for refusing to marry her daughter. The official takes a pen to write to her everything he thinks about Podtochina, but when she receives the letter, she is perplexed.
Very soon, rumors about this whole story spread throughout the city, and one policeman manages, after all, to catch the nose and deliver it to the owner. True, the nose does not want to fall into place, and even the doctor cannot help. About two weeks pass - waking up, Kovalev realizes that his nose is back in place.
Analysis of the story "The Nose"
Of course, in its literary genre, this story is fantastic. It can be seen that Gogol wants to show a person who lives in a bustle, spends empty and meaningless days, while he cannot look beyond his own nose. He is immersed in the routine and everyday chores, but they are not really worth it. And the only thing that helps such a person to find peace is that he again feels himself in a familiar environment. What else can be said, making an analysis of the story "The Nose"?
What is this piece about? We can say with absolute certainty that this story tells about an official whose pride does not allow him to look at those who have a lower rank. He is indifferent to ordinary people. Such a person can be compared to a torn off sniffing organ, dressed in a uniform. He cannot be persuaded or asked for something, he just does his usual thing.
Gogol came up with an original fantasy storyline, created wonderful characters to encourage the reader to think about those in power. The author describes in vivid language the life of an official and his eternal, but meaningless worries. Should such a person really only care about his nose? Who will deal with the problems of the common people, over which the official is placed?
An analysis of Gogol's novel "The Nose" reveals a hidden mockery, with the help of which the author draws attention to the big and topical problem of certain sections of society. On our website you can read
In the legacy of the brilliant Ukrainian and Russian writer N.V. Gogol there are many works that deserve the attention of a demanding reader. A feature of his work is subtle humor and observation, a penchant for mysticism and simply incredible, fantastic stories. This is exactly what the story “The Nose” (Gogol) is, the analysis of which we will do below.
The plot of the story (briefly)
With a summary of the story should begin its analysis. Gogol's "Nose" consists of three parts, which tell about incredible incidents in the life of a certain collegiate assessor Kovalev.
So, one day, the city barber of St. Petersburg, Ivan Yakovlevich, finds a nose in a loaf of bread, which, as it turns out later, belongs to a very respected person. The barber tries to get rid of his find, which he does with great difficulty. The collegiate assessor at this time wakes up and discovers the loss. In shock and frustration, he goes outside, covering his face with a handkerchief. And suddenly he meets his part of the body, which is dressed up in a uniform, travels around the city, prays in the cathedral, and so on. The nose does not respond to requests to return to its place.
The story of N.V. Gogol "The Nose" tells further that Kovalev is trying to find the loss. He goes to the police, wants to advertise in the newspaper, but he is refused because of the unusual nature of such a case. Exhausted, Kovalev goes home and wonders who might be behind such a cruel joke. Deciding that this is the headquarters of officer Podtochin - due to the fact that he refused to marry her daughter, the assessor writes a letter of accusation to her. But the woman is confused.
The city is quickly filled with rumors of an incredible incident. One policeman even catches his nose and brings it to the owner, but it is not possible to put him in his place. The doctor also does not know how to make the fallen off organ hold on. But about two weeks later, Kovalev wakes up and finds his nose in its rightful place. The barber, who had come to do his usual work, no longer held on to that part of the body. This is where the story ends.
Characterization and analysis. "Nose" Gogol
If you look at the genre of the work, then "The Nose" is a fantastic story. It can be argued that the author tells us that a person fusses for no reason, lives in vain and does not see beyond his nose. He is overcome by everyday worries that are not worth a penny. He calms down, feeling familiar surroundings.
What conclusion does detailed analysis lead to? Gogol's "Nose" is a story about a man who is too proud, who does not care about people of lower rank. Like a torn off sniffing organ in a uniform, such a person does not understand the speeches addressed to him and continues to do his job, no matter what it is.
The meaning of fantasy
Using a fantastic plot, original images and completely atypical "heroes", the great writer reflects on power. Brightly and topically, he tells about the life of officials and their eternal concerns. But do such people have to take care of their nose? Shouldn't they be solving the real problems of the ordinary people they lead? This is a hidden mockery that draws attention to the big problem of Gogol's contemporary society. That was the analysis. Gogol's "Nose" is a work worth reading at your leisure.
The story of Nikolai Gogol "The Nose" is one of the most famous works of the writer. This absurdist story was written in 1832-1833.
Initially, the Moscow Observer magazine refused to print this work, and the author decided to publish it in the Sovremennik magazine. Gogol had to hear a lot of cruel criticism addressed to him, so the story was subjected to significant changes several times.
What is the story "The Nose" about?
The story "The Nose" consists of three parts and tells about an incredible incident that happened to a collegiate assessor Kovalev. The Nose begins with the fact that one morning a St. Petersburg barber discovers that there is a nose in his bread, and subsequently realizes that this nose belongs to his client, Major Kovalev. All subsequent time, the barber tries to get rid of his nose by any possible means, but it turns out that he constantly drops his ill-fated nose and everyone around him constantly points it out to him. The barber was able to get rid of him only when he threw him into the Neva.
Meanwhile, the awakened Kovalev discovers the loss of his own nose, and somehow covering his face, goes in search of him. Gogol shows us how a collegiate assessor diligently searches for his nose all over St. Petersburg, and his feverish thoughts about how terrible it is to be in such a position and not be able to appear to people he knows in front of his eyes. And when Kovalev finally meets his nose, he simply does not pay attention to him, and no requests from the major to return to his place have no effect on the nose.
The protagonist tries to advertise the missing nose in a newspaper, but the editorial office refuses him because such a fantastic situation could harm the reputation of the newspaper. Kovalev even sends a letter to a lady friend, Podtochina, accusing her of stealing his nose in retaliation for his refusal to marry her daughter. In the end, the police warden brings the nose to its owner and tells him how hard it is to catch the nose, which was about to go to Riga. After the warden leaves, the protagonist tries to put his nose in place, but nothing works out for him. And then Kovalev falls into terrifying despair, he understands that life is now meaningless, because without a nose he is nobody.
The position of a person in society
It was the absurdity and fantastic nature of the plot that caused such abundant criticism of the writer. But it should be understood that this story has a double meaning, and Gogol's intention is much deeper and more instructive than it seems at first glance. It is thanks to such an incredible plot that Gogol manages to draw attention to an important topic at that time - the position of a person in society, his status and the dependence of the individual on him. From the story it becomes clear that the collegiate assessor Kovalev, who for greater importance called himself a major, devotes his whole life to his career and social status, he has no other hopes and priorities.
Kovalev is losing his nose - something that, it would seem, cannot be lost for no apparent reason - and now he cannot appear in a decent place, in a secular society, at work and in any other official institution. But he fails to agree with the nose, the nose pretends that it does not understand what its owner is talking about and ignores it. With this fantastic plot, Gogol wants to emphasize the shortcomings of the then society, the shortcomings of thinking and consciousness of that layer of society to which the collegiate assessor Kovalev belonged.
