Sybolism Of "The Overcoat"

Symbolism - a literary device often used to contribute to the complexity of the work. Nikolay Gogol's "The Overcoat" uses symbolic meaning throughout the whole work. He used his old clothes to represent his old life and used his new coat to represent his new life. Symbols affect drawings and letters. The old dress represents his old life. It is clearly like Akaky Akakievich. He is not even exciting. In most cases, he sat there and copied the things and practiced his work.

Overcoat, a short story by Nikolai Gogol, was published in Russian as "Shinel" in 1842. The coat is probably the most famous and influential short story in all Russian literature. Gogol's soul of death and "coat" are considered the basis of Russian realism in the 19th century. The story of Gokor 's government clerk Akaky Akakiyevich Bashmachkin combines meticulous attention to details and satirical social satire about bureaucratic mediocrity. Akaky Akakiyevich was not attractive, did not notice that the salary was low, and he decided to change his old coat. A few months later, he found a tailor and prepared a beautiful new coat for winter. On the way home, for the first time in his new coat, Akaky Akakiyevich was attacked by two stupid acts who stole clothes. The police are indifferent. His colleagues recommended him to an important person who was angry with the rash of Akaky Akakiyevich and refused help.

With Nikolai Gogol 's coat, Akakii Akakiievich' s view of life has changed in his inner journey. At the beginning of the story, he did not have a new coat, but he was wearing old, rough clothes. He is not suitable for society because he is wearing an old coat. When he bought a new jacket he became almost like a rookie. At first, his colleagues were always laughing at him. He was very happy with himself in his new coat and everyone else was very happy with him. Araki experienced the inner trip of the whole story and changed my view of life.