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Quote #4
A rumor suddenly spread throughout Petersburg that a dead man had taken to appearing on the Kalinkin Bridge, and far beyond, at night, in the form of an official seeking a stolen coat, and that, under the pretext of its being the stolen coat, he dragged every one's coat from his shoulders without regard to rank or calling—cat—skin, beaver, wadded, fox, bear, raccoon coats; in a word, every sort of fur and skin which men adopted. (103)
This ghost is none other than Akaky Akakievich himself. It's interesting that in order for Akaky to be freed of the restraints of social status, he had to completely leave the world of the living. Does that mean that it's impossible for humans to not have social status? What does it mean that not having social status means that you're as good as dead?
Quote #5
One of the department employees saw the dead man with his own eyes, and immediately recognized in him Akaky Akakievich: nevertheless, this inspired him with such terror, that he started to run with all his might, and therefore could not examine thoroughly, and only saw how the latter threatened him from afar with his finger. (105)
Notice that the narrator says "nevertheless." Why nevertheless? Well, in real life no one would ever be afraid of Akaky. But when he's a ghost, he's terrifying. When you're a ghost it doesn't matter if you were low-ranking during your time on earth, you can wield power just like certain prominent personages.