# Identity and Mistaken Identity in The Inspector General

> Theme guide for The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol.

Khlestakov, a lowly clerk, is mistaken for a powerful inspector general, and the entire town's behavior is based on this false assumption, showing how identity is constructed by others' perceptions and fears.

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