The Overcoat Themes

Nope, we're not talking about Democrats and Republicans here. We're talking about ranks. Titular councilors, Collegiate Assessors, Chancellors, and the whole nine yards. The world of "The Overcoat"...

We can't get no satisfaction. In most Western societies, dissatisfaction is a good thing. Except, rather than calling it dissatisfaction, we call it ambition. In "The Overcoat," however, ambition i...

One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do. It's no fun to be alone and have no friends. Or at least that's what most of us think. Akaky, on the other hand, would probably think otherwise. Whe...

Ghosts are scary. Everyone knows that. But why are ghosts scary, especially ones with a relatively harmless appetite for coats? Even though Akaky the Ghost obviously isn't out to kill anybody, ever...