Along Parallel Paths in Chekhov’s, The Lady with the Dog

Anton Chekhov’s The Lady with the Pet Dog can be said to be one of the most controversial fictions in the way it the extramarital affairs and the mystery of love that plagues the 21st century families. By the use of imaginary characters, Chekhov explores the theme of immorality and irresponsible behaviors among married couples who seek real satisfaction in secrete yet intimate relationships with other married partners. Whereas the likes of Gurov poses as the spoilt seed of the collapsing society, other innocent seekers of real satisfaction such Anna Sergeyevna find themselves confused and dancing to the same tune of marital unfaithfulness.

Unaware when exactly he got so involved with this woman, and probably had an epiphany moment (Gurov’s being the moment he decided to go to the town of S..., right after the constant thinking of Anna, when he acknowledges that his love is “more noble” than his boring “socially acceptable life” in Moscow.

In his paper, “Marriages in the short stories of Chekhov”, Mark Richard Purves also takes note of the common element in Chekhov’s work, the unhappy marriage. Purves claims that through his pieces, Chekhov is striving to display, “what he sees as the matrimony’s central antinomy, namely that the wedding of one individual to another produces loneliness, an absence of intimacy, and a kind of alienation so acute it causes love itself to cool in a relationship” (Purves, 2014). This idea can be seen clearly in both Gurov’s and Anna’s marriages in, “The Lady with the Dog”. Gurov, who at the time of the story is nearly forty, “had been married young, when he was a student in his second year” (Chekhov, 1899). Clearly the intimacy in the marriage is gone as Gurov openly admits he finds his wife, “unintelligent, narrow, inelegant”—the affair alone is sufficient evidence to suggest that what love that may have been there is no longer present. Anna is in a similar situation confiding to Gurov that she “was twenty when I (Anna) was married to him. I have been tormented by curiosity; I wanted

In “The Lady with the Dog”, Gurov lives in Moscow, but meets Anna Sergeyevna in Yalta. They spent a month together in Yalta and “at first it is not Anna in

The passage of time is the lens through which characters Anna and Dmitri’s relationship matures in Anton Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Little Dog”. In the story, Anna and Dmitri begin having an affair out of boredom with their own lives, which eventually blossoms into a loving relationship. Anna and Dmitri’s relationship does not seem like it will have a chance of surviving; Anna is much younger than Dmitri, they live in different cities, and they have spouses, and are a part of different social classes, and yet they are able to overcome these differences to be together. It is only as time goes on that Anna and Dmitri realize the importance of their relationship and love for each other. However, the passage of time is seen as a linear change in the story and contradicts to the unconventional manner in which Anna and Dmitri’s relationship evolves.

Dmitri Dmitritch Gustov, as characterized by Anton Chekhov in his short story, “The Lady with the Dog”, has had his share of bad relationship experiences. Married at a young age, this man has formed a very negative opinion of women, or as he refers to them, “the lower race”. He has an unconscious realization throughout the story that alters his view of women, or at least one woman in particular. By remaining unfaithful to his wife and rejecting his life in Moscow, Dmitri Gustov is able to find what may be true love.

Though the similarities and differences of characterization in Chekhov and Oates's different versions of "The Lady with the Pet Dog" are evident, the purpose only becomes clear for the reader when the two versions are read and compared. The stories have different settings, but the characters in the story remain the same. There is Anna, Dmitry, and their families. Although their families are mentioned, each member remains without any description and therefore they begin to seem almost unimportant.

In Anton Chekhov’s short fiction story “The Lady with the Dog,” the main characters Dmitry Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna have an affair while vacationing without their spouses in Yalta. The purpose of this essay is to help the reader understand how authors use setting to shape the plot and central conflict of a story.

Throughout, “The Lady with the Pet Dog,” each interaction between Anna and Gurov proves to be quite distinct, as the two lovers try to make the most out of every moment they have together. Although it seems like they always meet in secret, in the third chapter we see Gurov break from this by entering a theatre hoping that Anna will be there. Significantly enough, she is. This change from a usually private, to a suddenly public setting sets the tone of this chapter as Gurov goes out of his way to profess his love for Anna. Their interaction at the theatre shows exactly why they were not intended to be with one another.

Dmitry Gurov is the protagonist in The Lady with the Dog. From the story’s onset, Gurov searches for distractions outside of his unhappy marriage. The narrative summary of Gurov portrays his as a male chauvinist. He speaks very ill of women, especially his wife by referring to her as “unintelligent, narrow,

In “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov a man by the name of Dmitri Gurov, a Russian born with a wife and three kids, vacations in the beautiful land of Yalta. During his stay Gurov meets a woman named Anna Von Diderits, who is also married and just so happens to have a dog. Gurov and Von Diderits fall madly in love with each other. This story by the renowned Russian author and playwright was an all-around fascinating read. This isn’t Gurov’s first affair either, but after each affair he continues with everyday life without a second thought.

The story “The Lady with the Pet Dog” by Anton Chekhov is the beginning of a love tragedy between the two main characters who meet and start an affair in Yalta. Dmitri Gurov, the male protagonist who is a playboy, meets Anna Sergeyevna, the female protagonist, constantly go back and forth with flirting and sexual relations while in Yalta. After they leave Yalta, they could not stand being away from each so they keep seeing each other and the story ends with the words “…it was only the

Ever since man learned how to domesticate animals they have been an important aspect of human life whether they are watchful eyes in the night as man sleeps or carrying him across great distances quickly. Russian science fiction is no different in this reliance on animals, using them as protagonists, reoccurring symbols of something greater, or as plot devices the main character can open up to explaining their emotions however, one theme seems to appear more often than any other. In this paper, I propose that in Russian science fiction the dog is loyal and trustworthy which comes from Russia's long national love of dogs. While this animal is not the only one used by Russian sci-fi authors, dogs are the most prominently used for their symbolism.

The majority of women say, “All men are dogs” weather because of a past experience or a bad break up. However, I don't think they have taken into consideration of how a man's life struggle could have affected that. For example, Dimitri Antirich Guav, the main character in the short story, “The lady with the dog” by Anton Chekhov had married young and was in an unhappy relationship. As a result, he has a growing love for Anna. In what ways does Dmitri prove his love for Anna is just to fulfill his narcissistic persona, could this love be sincere or enough to fill up his ego?

As I read more and more, what began as fun and silly playfulness has grown into deep appreciation. However this appreciation is, unfortunately, limited. How can I fully love the poetry of Pushkin when each word that he had meticulously chosen must be translated, sacrificing his poetic style, in order that I may read it? Even if I could read Russian, would not my understanding of the novels of Dostoyevsky be improved if I could visit his home country and experience the culture and society that influenced his life and works? By visiting Russia, learning the language, and thus growing in my understanding of Russian culture, I will be able to extract a richer experience from the writings that I already love so much. These are exactly the opportunities that the Intensive Summer Program in Russian will open up to me, and why I feel motivated to apply, so that I may take advantage of such opportunities. (eh that last sentence feels