In Gogol's story "The Nose," a character loses his nose. He worries that without a nose he will not be able to get what he wants. When he tries to place an ad in a newspaper to find the nose, the editor refuses because it would make the newspaper look bad. What statement about Russian society at the time might Gogol have been making? A.) People are not politically ambitious.

B.) People read the newspaper too much.

C.) People are too concerned about doing the right thing.

D.) People are more concerned with appearances than reality.