Question

How does the epigraph at the beginning of the novel relate to the characters and situations in the namesake?

The epigraph foreshadows Gogol's father's death.


The epigraph links Gogol's name to his namesake's.


The epigraph is studied in Gogol's high school English class.


The epigraph is what inspires Gogol to change his name to Nikhil.

Answer 1

The answer is D. The epigraph is what inspires Gogol to change his name to Nikhil.

Answer 2

• The epigraph is what inspires Gogol to change his name to Nikhil.

Step-by-step explanation:

The epigraph alludes to an entry in Nikolai Gogol's "The Overcoat," in which the creator clarifies that the primary character's mom named him Akaky Akakyevich on the grounds that she simply didn't care for different names under thought.

At the end of the day, the sentence cited is entirely wry. In Russian, the name Akaky shockingly sounds excessively near the Russian word for dung, kaka, and the name appears to fate the primary character to a profession as an exceptionally modest agent, a figure of fun and mockery.