Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Unfulfilled Fate of Chekhov’s Tales’ Characters: “Ionych”, “Literature Teacher”, “Gooseberry”, “About Love”

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (7)
Authors
Borkowska, Aldona
Contact information
Borkowska, Aldona:Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities 2 Konarski Str., 08-110 Siedlce, Poland; E-mail:
Keywords
unfulfilled fate; dreams; happiness; wickedness; commonness
Abstract

The subject of the study is an analysis of Anthon Chekhov’s selected tales which contain a convergence of fiction. The topic of unfulfilled fate seems to be a leading theme in Chekhov’s prose of the 1890s. The characters of the analyzed texts share the author’s opinion that indifference, everyday life, narrowmindness influence the fate not less than regular crimes or wicked deeds. In those narrations anyone should notice the development of Chekhov’s attitude to happiness which underlines the influence of the surrounding/environment on shaping human awareness. He claims that it is impossible to gain satisfaction without opposing to shallow opinions and the devoidness of ideas which are characteristic attributes of a petty bourgeoisie, the best example of whom are the characters’ stories

Pages
1382-1389
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/19680

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