What gives the description of the governor’s “house party” a satirical sound?

Before Chichikov had time to look around, he was already grabbed by the arm by the governor, who immediately introduced him to the governor’s wife. The visiting guest did not let himself down here either: he said some kind of compliment, quite decent for a middle-aged man with a rank neither too high nor too low. When the established pairs of dancers pressed everyone against the wall, he, with his hands behind him, looked at them for two minutes very carefully. Many ladies were well dressed and in fashion, others dressed in whatever God sent them to the provincial city. The men here, as everywhere else, were of two kinds: some thin, who kept hovering around the ladies; some of them were of such a type that it was difficult to distinguish them from those from St. Petersburg, they also had very deliberately and tastefully combed sideburns or simply beautiful, very smoothly shaven oval faces, they also sat casually next to the ladies, and they also spoke French and they made the ladies laugh just like in St. Petersburg. Another class of men were fat or the same as Chichikov, that is, not too fat, but not thin either. These, on the contrary, looked askance and backed away from the ladies and only looked around to see if the governor’s servant was setting up a green table for whist. Their faces were full and round, some even had warts, some were pockmarked, they did not wear their hair on their heads in crests or curls, or in a “damn me” manner, as the French say - their hair They were either cut low or sleek, and their facial features were more rounded and strong. These were honorary officials in the city. Alas! fat people know how to manage their affairs in this world better than thin people. The thin ones serve more on special assignments or are just registered and wander here and there; their existence is somehow too easy, airy and completely unreliable. Fat people never occupy indirect places, but always straight ones, and if they sit somewhere, they will sit securely and firmly, so that the place will sooner crack and bend under them, and they will not fly off. They do not like external shine; the tailcoat on them is not as cleverly tailored as on the thin ones, but in the boxes there is the grace of God. At the age of three, the thin one does not have a single soul left that is not pawned in a pawnshop; the fat man was calm, lo and behold, a house appeared somewhere at the end of the city, bought in his wife’s name, then at the other end another house, then a village near the city, then a village with all the land. Finally, the fat man, having served God and the sovereign, having earned universal respect, leaves the service, moves over and becomes a landowner, a glorious Russian gentleman, a hospitable man, and lives and lives well. And after him, again, the thin heirs, according to Russian custom, send out all their father’s goods by courier. It cannot be concealed that almost this kind of reflection occupied Chichikov at the time when he was looking at society, and the consequence of this was that he finally joined the fat ones, where he met almost all the familiar faces: a prosecutor with very black thick eyebrows and a somewhat winking left eye as if he were saying: “Let’s go, brother, to another room, there I’ll tell you something,” - a man, however, serious and silent; the postmaster, a short man, but a wit and a philosopher; Chairman of the House, a very reasonable and amiable man - who all greeted him as an old acquaintance, to which Chichikov bowed somewhat to the side, however, not without pleasantness.

N.V. Gogol “Dead Souls”

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The contrast between “fat” and “thin” men gives the description of the governor’s “house party” a satirical tone.

Before Chichikov had time to look around, he was already grabbed by the arm by the governor, who immediately introduced him to the governor’s wife. The visiting guest did not let himself down here either: he said some kind of compliment, quite decent for a middle-aged man with a rank neither too high nor too low. When the established pairs of dancers pressed everyone against the wall, he, with his hands behind him, looked at them for two minutes very carefully. Many of the ladies were well dressed and in fashion, others dressed in whatever God sent them to the provincial city. The men here, as everywhere else, were of two kinds: some thin, who kept hovering around the ladies; some of them were of such a kind that it was difficult to distinguish them from those from St. Petersburg, they also had very deliberately and tastefully combed sideburns or simply beautiful, very smoothly shaven oval faces, they sat up to the ladies just as casually, they spoke in the same way. -French and made the ladies laugh just like in St. Petersburg. Another class of men were fat or the same as Chichikov, that is, not too fat, but not thin either. These, on the contrary, looked sideways and backed away from the ladies and only looked around to see if the governor’s servant was setting up a green whist table somewhere. Their faces were full and round, some even had warts, some were pockmarked, they did not wear their hair on their heads in crests, curls, or in a “damn me” manner, as the French say - their hair They were either cut low or sleek, and their facial features were more rounded and strong. These were honorary officials in the city. Alas! fat people know how to manage their affairs in this world better than thin people. The thin ones serve more on special assignments or are just registered and wander here and there; their
somehow too light, airy and completely unreliable. Fat people never occupy indirect places, but everything is upright, and if they sit somewhere, they will sit securely and firmly, so that the place will sooner crack and be oppressed under them, and they will not fly off. They do not like external shine; the tailcoat on them is not as cleverly tailored as on the thin ones, but in the boxes there is the grace of God. At the age of three, the thin one does not have a single soul left that is not pawned in a pawnshop; the fat man was calm, lo and behold, a house appeared somewhere at the end of the city, bought in his wife’s name, then at the other end another house, then a village near the city, then a village with all the land. Finally, the fat man, having served God and the sovereign, having earned universal respect, leaves the service, moves over and becomes a landowner, a glorious Russian gentleman, a hospitable man, and lives and lives well. And after him, again, the thin heirs, according to Russian custom, send all their father’s goods by courier. It cannot be concealed that almost this kind of thinking occupied Chichikov at the time when he was considering society, and the consequence of this was that he finally joined the fat ones, where he met almost all the familiar faces. (454 words) (N.V. Gogol. Dead Souls)

Title the fragment from Chapter I, N.V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls” and retell it in detail.
Answer the question: “Why do you think Chichikov joined the “fat people”?”
Title the fragment from Chapter I of N.V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls” and retell it concisely. Answer the question: “What are the features comparative characteristics"thick" and "thin"?

Before Chichikov had time to look around, he was already grabbed by the arm by the governor, who immediately introduced him to the governor’s wife. The visiting guest did not let himself down here either: he said some kind of compliment, quite decent for a middle-aged man with a rank neither too high nor too low. When the established pairs of dancers pressed everyone against the wall, he, with his hands behind him, looked at them for two minutes very carefully. Many of the ladies were well dressed and in fashion, others dressed in whatever God sent them to the provincial city. The men here, as everywhere else, were of two kinds: some thin, who kept hovering around the ladies; some of them were of such a kind that it was difficult to distinguish them from those from St. Petersburg, they also had very deliberately and tastefully combed sideburns or simply beautiful, very smoothly shaven oval faces, they sat up to the ladies just as casually, they spoke in the same way. -French and made the ladies laugh just like in St. Petersburg. Another class of men were fat or the same as Chichikov, that is, not too fat, but not thin either. These, on the contrary, looked sideways and backed away from the ladies and only looked around to see if the governor’s servant was setting up a green whist table somewhere. Their faces were full and round, some even had warts, some were pockmarked, they did not wear their hair on their heads in crests, curls, or in a “damn me” manner, as the French say - their hair They were either cut low or sleek, and their facial features were more rounded and strong. These were honorary officials in the city. Alas! fat people know how to manage their affairs in this world better than thin people. The thin ones serve more on special assignments or are just registered and wander here and there; their
somehow too light, airy and completely unreliable. Fat people never occupy indirect places, but everything is upright, and if they sit somewhere, they will sit securely and firmly, so that the place will sooner crack and be oppressed under them, and they will not fly off. They do not like external shine; the tailcoat on them is not as cleverly tailored as on the thin ones, but in the boxes there is the grace of God. At the age of three, the thin one does not have a single soul left that is not pawned in a pawnshop; the fat man was calm, lo and behold, a house appeared somewhere at the end of the city, bought in his wife’s name, then at the other end another house, then a village near the city, then a village with all the land. Finally, the fat man, having served God and the sovereign, having earned universal respect, leaves the service, moves over and becomes a landowner, a glorious Russian gentleman, a hospitable man, and lives and lives well. And after him, again, the thin heirs, according to Russian custom, send all their father’s goods by courier. It cannot be concealed that almost this kind of thinking occupied Chichikov at the time when he was considering society, and the consequence of this was that he finally joined the fat ones, where he met almost all the familiar faces. (454 words) (N.V. Gogol. Dead Souls)

Title the fragment from Chapter I, N.V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls” and retell it in detail.
Answer the question: “Why do you think Chichikov joined the “fat people”?”
Title the fragment from Chapter I of N.V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls” and retell it concisely. Answer the question: “What are the features of the comparative characteristics of “thick” and “thin”?”

Before Chichikov had time to look around, the governor immediately grabbed him by the hand and introduced him to his wife. The visiting guest said some quite decent compliment for a man of his age and rank. When the couples pushed everyone against the wall, for about two minutes Chichikov looked very carefully at the dancers. Many ladies were dressed in fashion, while others dressed in whatever God sent them to the provincial city. Men here, as elsewhere, were of two types: thin and fat. The thin ones were all hovering around the ladies; some of them could not be distinguished from those from the capital: their hair was combed just as deliberately and tastefully, they sat up to the ladies just as casually, and spoke French just as well. Another class of men were fat ones, like Chichikov.

These looked sideways and stared at the ladies, turning their heads around to see if the governor’s servant was setting up tables for whist somewhere. Their faces were full and round, some were pockmarked, some had warts, their hair was cut low or slicked back.

These were honorary officials in the city. Alas, fat people can manage their affairs better than thin ones. Thin ones often serve on special assignments or are just registered. Their existence is easy and unreliable. Fat people never occupy indirect places, but only direct ones. Even if they sit somewhere, it’s so secure and strong that the place will soon crack and bend, but they won’t fly off. Even if the tailcoat on them is not as cleverly tailored as on thin ones, but they have grace in their boxes. At the age of three, the thin one will not have a single soul left that is not pawned in a pawnshop, but the fat one, lo and behold, a house appeared on the outskirts of the city, registered in the name of his wife, then a village near the city, and then a village with all the land.

Finally, the fat man, having served God and the Tsar, having received universal respect, leaves his service and becomes a landowner, a Russian gentleman, and lives well and calmly. And then the thin heirs, according to custom, release all their father’s property. It cannot be concealed that approximately these thoughts occupied Chichikov when he looked at society. The consequence of this was that he finally joined the fat ones, where he met all the familiar faces. Why do you think Chichikov joined the “fat people”?

Chichikov joined the “fat people” because he himself was one of them. In appearance, he resembled a “fat” man, because the author himself, telling us about “fat” people, says that they are “like Chichikov.” Chichikov is as enterprising as all the “fat” people. His goal in life is to make a fortune. Chichikov joined the “fat people” also because they could help him in his scam.

He was driven by calculation and the desire to make a profitable deal. Finally, it was among the “fat” that the hero met “almost all the familiar faces.”

Presentation option 1.

Thick and thin

Before Chichikov had time to look around, the governor immediately grabbed him by the hand and introduced him to his wife. The visiting guest said some quite decent compliment for a man of his age and rank. There is an important aspect to note here. The fact is that when the couples pushed everyone against the wall, for about two minutes Chichikov looked very carefully at the dancers. Many ladies were dressed in fashion, while others dressed in whatever God sent them to the provincial city. Men here, as elsewhere, were of two types: thin and fat. The thin ones were all hovering around the ladies; some of them could not be distinguished from those from the capital: their hair was combed just as deliberately and tastefully, they sat up to the ladies just as casually, and spoke French just as well. Another class of men were fat ones, like Chichikov. These looked sideways and stared at the ladies, turning their heads around to see if the governor’s servant was setting up tables for whist somewhere. Their faces were full and round, some were pockmarked, some had warts, their hair was cut low or slicked back. These were honorary officials in the city. Alas, fat people can manage their affairs better than thin ones. Thin ones often serve on special assignments or are just registered. Their existence is easy and unreliable. Fat people never occupy indirect places, but only direct ones. If they sit somewhere, it will be so secure and strong that the place will soon crack and bend, but they won’t fly off. Even if the tailcoat on them is not as cleverly cut as others, but they have grace in their boxes. At the age of three, there was only one soul left, not pawned in a pawnshop, and the fat one, lo and behold, had a house on the outskirts of the city, registered with his wife’s name, then a village near the city, and then a village with all the land. And so the fat man, having served God and the Tsar, having received universal respect, leaves his service and becomes a landowner, a Russian gentleman, and lives well and calmly. And then the thin heirs, according to custom, release all their father’s property. It cannot be concealed that approximately these thoughts occupied Chichikov when he looked at society. The consequence of this was that he finally joined the fat ones, where he met all the familiar faces.
Why, from your point of view, did Chichikov join the “fat people”?
Chichikov joined the “fat people” because he himself was one of them. In appearance, he resembled a “fat” man, because the author himself, telling us about “fat” people, says that they are “like Chichikov.”
Chichikov is as enterprising as all the “fat” people. His goal in life is to make a fortune.
Chichikov joined the “fat people” also because they could help him in his scam. He was driven by calculation and the desire to make a profitable deal. Finally, it was among the “fat” that the hero met “almost all the familiar faces.”

Presentation option 2.

Thick and Thin - Outline

Before Chichikov had time to look around, the governor introduced him to his wife. The visiting guest did not drop himself and said some very decent compliment. When the couples pushed everyone against the wall, Chichikov began to carefully examine the local society. Some ladies were dressed in fashion, while others wore what God had sent to the provincial town. Men, as everywhere else, were of two types: thin and fat. The thin ones all circled around the ladies; some of them did not differ either in manners or appearance from those from St. Petersburg. Fat people like Chichikov didn’t dance, they glanced sideways at the ladies and looked around to see if they were setting up tables for whist. These were honorary officials in the city. Alas, fat people know how to manage their affairs better than thin ones. Thin ones usually serve on special assignments or are registered. Fat people never occupy indirect places, only direct ones. If they sit somewhere, the place under them will sooner crack or bend than they will fly off it. Even if their tailcoat does not fit as well as others, they have grace in their boxes. In three years, he has only one pawn in a pawnshop with no soul left, but, lo and behold, he bought a fat house with his wife’s name on it, then he bought a village, and then a village with all the land. Having served God and the Tsar and received universal respect, he becomes a fat landowner and lives very well. And after him, the thin heirs, according to Russian custom, will squander everything again. Chichikov thought about this, looking at the company. Soon he joined the fat ones, where he met familiar faces.
What are the features of the comparative characteristics of “thick” and “thin”?
The peculiarity of the comparative characteristics of “thick” and “thin” is that N.V. Gogol compares all aspects of life in different camps of society. They differ in everything: in appearance, in their treatment of women, in their positions and attitudes towards their careers, in the future that awaits them. The author shows that “thick” and “thin” are opposed to each other in everything.
“Thin” and “thick” are shown to us through the prism of Chichikov’s thoughts, which characterizes the main character himself: he is attentive and has long understood how his contemporary society works, and in order to survive, one must be with those who are richer and more influential.

Presentation option 3.

Thick and thin - exposition based on Gogol's text "Dead Souls"

Chichikov didn’t even have time to look around when he was already grabbed by the arm by the governor, who immediately introduced him to the governor’s wife. The visiting guest did not let himself down here either: he said some kind of compliment, quite decent for a middle-aged man with a rank neither too high nor too low. When the established pairs of dancers pressed everyone against the wall, he, with his hands behind him, looked at them for two minutes very carefully. Many of the ladies were well dressed and in fashion, others dressed in whatever God sent them to the provincial city. The men here, as everywhere else, were of two kinds: some thin, who kept hovering around the ladies; some of them were of such a type that it was difficult to distinguish them from those from St. Petersburg, they also had very deliberately and tastefully combed sideburns or simply beautiful, very smoothly shaven oval faces, they also casually sat down to the ladies, they also spoke French and they made the ladies laugh just like in St. Petersburg. Another class of men were fat or the same as Chichikov, that is, not too fat, but not thin either. These, on the contrary, looked sideways and backed away from the ladies and only looked around to see if the governor’s servant was setting up a green whist table somewhere. Their faces were full and round, some even had warts, some were pockmarked, they did not wear their hair on their heads in crests, curls, or in a “damn me” manner, as the French say, their hair They were either cut low or sleek, and their facial features were more rounded and strong. These were honorary officials in the city. Alas! fat people know how to manage their affairs in this world better than thin people. The thin ones serve more on special assignments or are just registered and wander here and there; they are somehow too light, airy and completely unreliable. Fat people never occupy indirect places, but everything is right where they are, and if they do sit down, they will sit securely and firmly, so that the place will sooner crack and oppress under them, and they will not fly off. They do not like external shine; the tailcoat on them is not as cleverly tailored as on the thin ones, but in the boxes there is the grace of God. At the age of three, the thin one does not have a single soul left that is not pawned in a pawnshop; the fat man was calm, lo and behold, a house appeared somewhere at the end of the city, bought in his wife’s name, then at the other end another house, then a village near the city, then a village with all the land. Finally, the fat man, having served God and the sovereign, having earned universal respect, leaves the service, moves over and becomes a landowner, a glorious Russian gentleman, a hospitable man, and lives and lives well. And after him, again, the thin heirs, according to Russian custom, send all their father’s goods by courier. It cannot be concealed that almost this kind of thinking occupied Chichikov at the time when he was considering society, and the consequence of this was that he finally joined the fat ones, where he met almost all the familiar faces. (N.V. Gogol. Dead Souls)

Title the fragment from Chapter I, N.V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls” and retell it in detail.
What do you think: “Why do you think Chichikov joined the “fat people”?”
Title the fragment from Chapter I of N.V. Gogol’s poem “Dead Souls” and retell it concisely.
What do you think: “What are the features of the comparative characteristics of “thick” and “thin”?”