This work is definitely satirical, as much of the details after the operation on Sharik are absurd. I think a reason for the exaggerated calmness of the following events is in part by the perspective that the story is told. I would like to draw attention to the following passage on page 56:<\/p>\n
December 23. At 8:15 P.M.– first operation in Europe according to Prof. Preobrazhensky: Sharik’s testes removed under chloroform anesthesia and replaced by graft of human testes with epididymis and seminal cords, obtained from a man of twenty-eight who died four hours and four minutes before the operation and preserved in sterile physiological fluid according to Prof. Preobrazhensky. Directly following, pituitary gland, or hypophysis, removed after trepanning of skull and replaced by a human one taken from above man.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The significance of this passage lies in its perspective. Bulgakov begins his story with a stray dog who is wandering the streets with a bad burn on his left side. The dog contemplates his death before he is discovered and cared for by Philip Philippovich.Later, it is realized that Philippovich took care of the dog, who has been named Sharik, to experiment on him. As told in the perspective of the dog, Zina leads Sharik to the examination room and drugged. This marks the transition of the storytelling from Sharik’s narration to a third person perspective. I think this should be especially noted in light of the following events after the operation. Sharik begins to grow human feet and starts to talk like a person, as well as standing and walking around. All these happenings occur with excitement instead of fear and disgust by Preobrazhensky and Bormenthal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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