In “The White Umbrella,” we explored a theme that envying and longing for what others have will bring you trouble and shame in the long run. How does the main character struggle with envy and longing throughout the story, and do you think she learns her lesson? Consider the them we have discussed and provide textual evidence to support your answer. You must use the RACE strategy to construct your response.

with whom will you be coming to the party? this is written correctly.

misty passage from the question

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.