# Self-Interest and Survival in The Inspector General

> Theme guide for The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol.

Every character acts out of self-preservation, from officials denouncing each other to Khlestakov exploiting the situation; the final letter reading exposes how each person's primary concern is their own skin.

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