Anton Chekhov Lady With A Pet Dog

Anton Chekhov’s “Misery” and “Lady with a Pet Dog” are literary works whom use isolation and despair as central metaphors in the explanation of our decaying world. Therefore, the loss of sympathy and the ignorance of others make it almost impossible to understand one another. And so, the metaphors used by Chekhov are solid to the point where it co-exists in unison with the story. The story “Lady with a Pet Dog” tells a tale of a forbidden love. Nevertheless, the decay of marriage plays an important role as Dimitri’s and Anna’s despair begin when they find the love that has been absent in each’s respective household. Therefore, Dimitri grows fond of Anna and is left with the intense desire of proclaiming his love for Anna. However,

However, the despair Dimitri is living forces him to become secretive as he from the shadows stalks for the moment when he has the opportunity to approach Anna. And so, once her husband leaves to grab a smoke, Dimitri approaches Anna and sees “the solitary candle burning on the table threw a faint light on her face, yet it was clear she was very unhappy.” (Chekhov) The story ends with the metaphor of isolation and despair being portrayed more heavily by Anna’s feeling of despair as she feels a strain towards the life she is living. Although, Dimitri is perfectly happy with the life he is having in the

Dimitri’s despair is more noticeable towards the end as he reflects on the actions taken by him when seducing women by pretending to be someone different. Dimitri’s and Anna’s isolation is portrayed much heavier as they realize there will be a long way to go before they can live together. The story “Misery” by Anton Chekhov engulfs the feeling of isolation in everyone’s psyche. The despair of a person’s cry for help is portrayed by Chekhov in such a solid way, showing us the hypocrisy and selfish ways when all feelings of compassion and understanding are lost. An act of compassion has been in deterioration throughout time. The setting of the story amplifies Chekhov’s idea in a more refined manner. Chekhov’s story is played by Iona Potapov. Iona is extremely miserable and his surroundings being cold and grey help amplify the metaphor of despair and isolation. The scenery around Iona contains “big flakes of wet snow are whirling lazily about the street lamps, which have just been lighted.” (Chekhov) Chekhov’s metaphors make the scenery dull, gloomy, sludgy and adds the gray ash in order to amplify Iona’s isolation and