Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin
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Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin is the meek, impoverished government clerk whose tragic obsession with a new overcoat forms the heart of Nikolai Gogol’s classic short story "The Overcoat."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Overcoat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archetype | little man in Russian literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century Russian literature
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Russian realism ⓘ overcoat ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn | The Overcoat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
introverted
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meek ⓘ poor ⓘ submissive ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| createdBy | Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness after theft of overcoat ⓘ |
| employer | St. Petersburg government department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ghostActivity | steals overcoats from passersby ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of the bureaucratic “little man” ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Russian realism ⓘ |
| literaryRole |
anti-hero
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tragic hero ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critiques social hierarchy
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embodies the small man archetype ⓘ illustrates the impact of poverty ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
obsession with a new overcoat
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tragic fate ⓘ |
| occupation |
government clerk
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titular councillor ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
dies after losing the overcoat
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has his new overcoat stolen ⓘ saves money to buy a new overcoat ⓘ |
| posthumousFate | appears as a ghost ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Petersburg Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfLife | Tsarist bureaucracy ⓘ |
| socialStatus | impoverished ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bureaucratic dehumanization
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social invisibility ⓘ the plight of the poor civil servant ⓘ |
| workType | short story character ⓘ |
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