Question

How does Nikolai Gogol help readers achieve a suspension of disbelief in "The Nose"?

A. By using ordinary language to describe the events surrounding the nose's disappearance
B. By describing the nose using words or phrases that suggest a sense of the magical
C. By setting the story in a supernatural place and allowing the nose to be the most realistic element
D. By focusing on the magical and supernatural elements associated with the nose

Answer 1

In the story entitled "The Nose", the narrator described events that were associated with the disappearance of the nose in very ordinary manner. The plot is such that the story is still very ordinarily written even though the events are already very magical. Thus, the answer for this item should be letter A.