Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol is one of the classics of Russian literature. Not surprisingly, many of his works are included in the school curriculum. Among them is the story "Notes of a Madman", a very brief content of which you will definitely need for a reader's diary. In addition, we recommend that you read book analysisto make a competent review.
(259 words) Aksenty Poprishchin is a titular adviser who fell in love with the daughter of his boss. Once he overhears a conversation between two little dogs. One of them is Medji, the pet of his lover. From their conversation, Poprishchin learns that dogs write letters to each other. The main character follows the ladies that walk with the second dog, and finds out where they live. Later, Aksenty comes to their house and steals a bunch of pieces of paper from a dog’s basket. This, as the protagonist suggested, turns out to be letters. From them, he learns that the daughter of his boss is called Sophie, that she is looked after by one junk camera, and that the girl taunts him.
On these same days, the hero sees in the newspapers frightening his news: they intend to abolish the Spanish throne. All this only further excites the already unstable psyche Poprishchina, which completely goes crazy, imagining that he is the Spanish king.
Axentius begins to wait, when they will come for him and take him to Spain. He sews his royal mantle, signs Ferdinand VIII at work in documents, and sneaks into his director’s apartment to communicate with Sophie. After that, his wish is fulfilled - they come for Poprishchin. That's just the "Spain", in which he was brought, is not at all what he imagined. There are many skin-headed people who are beaten with sticks and cold water is dripped onto their heads. Axentius himself also has to go through all this. The main character does not understand why he is punished. First, he calls to God and prays for help, recalls his house and mother, whom he so desires. However, then the poor fellow again loses the remnants of sound thoughts and begins to think about some kind of bump under his nose ...
