The Lady with the Dog
Essay by Kanisa • October 23, 2012 • Essay • 835 Words (4 Pages) • 1,422 Views
The Lady with the Dog
Chekhov the author of the lady with the dog is not above narrating a story. Although being in the social nature of men he was not appeal and not himself, among he was vague and silent, but when he was around a group of women he felt free, and knew what to express and how to behave; He were to lighten with them even when he was silent. Every aspect of his change in his affection for Anna exposed due to direct exposition. We know when he not affected, fascinated, inquiring down, joyful, or aggravated the author tells us exactly. He shows the image and change of Gurov character through different actions in his life.
However, the author portrays Gurov traits as a striking older man with a high social class that been confined in a kind prearranged marriage for years. He knew how to convince women to do what he like it seems like a romantic appearance although his affairs forever end up badly, but he continuously started new ones. As a result, his pathetic affair has left him distrustful and resentful. Chekhov bestows Gurov mainly in an unappealing means stressing his exploitations, hatred for women, and no sense of morals, and he refuse to give him a proper character. Furthermore, he possesses conflicting urges for women, but his views on women are lousy. He comes with a mysterious preference for their companionship.
Unfortunately, his motivations are tangle and unable to take action by family and marriage, affairs which are more speculative than real he suffer from a failure of interaction with his relationships and more importantly, his wife. The distraction of his own ideas, his efforts toward developing a sense of self, and purpose viciously opposed by the usual nature of his desire and reputation to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. As a result, what transpired entirely ruined his character and endangers his love.
In the beginning, he did not appear to be sympathetic maybe judgmental. He spoke dismissive of his wife and all women are low race. He appears selfish, shallow, and over defenseless to face his wife. He is in an unhappy marriage controlled by his wife, whom he terrified of and demonstrate heartless conduct. Nevertheless, as the story progresses he starts to display sympathy, that day he caught sight of himself in the mirror, about to have a sensitivity time with his friend. The mirror compels him to look within to look within the inner and outer of himself. In view of that, he reflects past relationships and realized that at last he found love. As a result, of vagueness he begins to admit that he is committing adultery. Without a doubt, he finds love with another woman it is a feeling he never felt, and now he long to be a sympathy, honest, and loving person, no more disagreements.
On the other hand, his character trait eventually impel him later in the story, but stem from when he first noticed Anna, all he desire was to have pleasure.
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