Discuss the narrators tragicomic treatment of akaky in the opening pages

In the story "The Overcoat," Gogol portrays a character that is meant to be considered an "everyman." He is as common as a person can possibly be, and not exciting in any way. Gogol introduces him in a way that combines elements of comedy and tragedy.

In terms of comedy, Gogol talks about Akaky in a way that mocks his dedication to his very mundane job. Akaky is a bureaucrat, and he enjoys his job very much, even though it only consists of copying texts. He takes so much care of doing this right, that he is unable to make a single change to a document. Gogol tells us he is so dedicated he was probably born bald and wearing a uniform. Moreover, the author gives him a comical name ("Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin") intended to highlight the humour about his lack of personality.

However, Gogol introduces some contrast when he approaches this character from a tragic point of view. We learn that Akaky suffers because his coworkers do not take him seriously. They make fun of him and mock his old overcoat. This introduces another layer of meaning to Akaky, becoming more complex in the eyes of the reader.

i have read the novel roll of thunder hear my cry by mildred d. taylor.

1. this isn't like any other story i've read or watched because it is about a black family in mississippi right after slavery in the u.s. had become illegal. most of the novels i have read were about slavery. another point is that the author of the novel used symbolism in a way i haven't seen before. for example she uses thunder as something negative meaning something bad will happen. but by the end of the novel, she made thunder a good thing.

2.   one character that changed during the novel was stacey. stacey is the eldest child of the black logan family. around the begging of the novel stacey was avoiding the white boy jeremy simms. he had a dislike for jeremy's family. but at the end of the novel stacey began to like jeremy.

3. the author starts the novel with the problem that the children of the logan family have to avoid the white kid school bus while walking to school.

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