Akaky's dismissal

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:action Akaky's overcoat purchase
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:theatrical_performances
gptkbp:artistic_legacy influenced future writers
gptkbp:author gptkb:Nikolai_Gogol
gptkbp:character_arc Akaky's transformation
gptkbp:character_development Akaky's journey
gptkbp:character_motivation need for acceptance
gptkbp:character_relationships Akaky and his colleagues
Akaky vs. society
Akaky's submissiveness
gptkbp:character_traits Akaky's dedication to work
gptkbp:characterization_method direct characterization
gptkbp:characterized_by Akaky's meekness
gptkbp:climax Akaky's confrontation with authority
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
man vs. society
gptkbp:critical_reception widely studied
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired adaptations
gptkbp:cultural_references Russian society
gptkbp:cultural_significance reflects societal issues
gptkbp:genre gptkb:short_story
gptkbp:historical_context Russian bureaucracy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akaky's dismissal
gptkbp:impact sadness
gptkbp:influence Russian literature
gptkbp:inspiration Gogol's own experiences
gptkbp:is_motivated_by desire for recognition
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of social status
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:literary_context Gogol's critique of society
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:allegory
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:literary_symbol the overcoat as a status symbol
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Akaky_Akakievich_Bashmachkin
gptkbp:mood tragic
Akaky's despair
gptkbp:moral the consequences of neglect
gptkbp:motif overcoat
gptkbp:narrative third-person
linear narrative
gptkbp:narrative_style irony
satirical
gptkbp:plot exposition, rising action, climax, resolution
gptkbp:plot_point Akaky's promotion
gptkbp:plot_twist Akaky's dismissal from work
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Akaky_Akakievich
gptkbp:published_in 1842
gptkbp:reader_demographic empathy for Akaky
gptkbp:resolution Akaky's fate after dismissal
gptkbp:role Akaky as a tragic hero
gptkbp:setting gptkb:St._Petersburg
gptkbp:setting_time early 19th century
gptkbp:style realism
gptkbp:symbol the overcoat
gptkbp:symbolic_object the overcoat
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:identity
gptkbp:thematic_element the absurdity of life
gptkbp:theme social injustice
gptkbp:themes gptkb:existentialism
alienation
gptkbp:writings explores themes of identity
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Overcoat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5