Gogol despised what his contemporaries loved and adored what seemed ugly to them.The first impression the writer made was negative.Nikolai seemed harsh and neglectful of others,but as soon as you got close to him,he opened up on the other side:kind,sympathetic.his isolation and reticence,which sometimes reached the point of absurdity.Nicholay never responded to the insults that he often heard addressed to him.he knows how to sew,embroider and cook,loves sweets and is afraid of thunderstorms