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Come on guys; this was written so simply that even Akaky could understand it. Both the language and the plot are fairly simple, even though Gogol does throw us a curveball at the end. As with many older works, there might be some historical context that you miss, but we don't think that it takes away from the meaning of this story. The revenge of the underdog is a pretty easy concept to get.