Short Paper 4 EngLit 0325 In 1899‚ Anton Chekhov wrote a story titled “The Lady with the Little Dog” describing a love affair from a married man’s perspective. Seventy-three years later‚ Joyce Carol Oates wrote her own rendition of the same story‚ this time writing from the female perspective‚ titling it “The Lady with the Pet Dog”. Many feminists had criticized Chekhov for his original portrayal of women in the original story‚ and considered Oates’ version a feminist rewrite. Contrary to this
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Structure in The Lady With the Pet Dog by Joyce Carol Oates Often‚ the circumstances of a marriage can leave the people involved feeling empty and unloved. These feelings of hopelessness can lead people to make uncharacteristic choices. Adultery‚ even in a marriage without love‚ can have a dramatic effect on the people involved. For the adulterous partner‚ the feelings of guilt and anxiety can often lead to overwhelming confusion. The short story "The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Oates‚ shows how the
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Anton Chekhov’s‚ The Lady with the Pet Dog‚ is a short story about an adulterous man‚ Dmitry Gurov‚ who falls in love with a miserable married woman‚ Anna Sergeyevna. The two find each other in their times of loneliness and quickly become involved in an affair. They soon have to say goodbye when Anna must return home to her sick husband. At first in the story Gurov refers to women as “the inferior race‚” yet he confesses that he feels more comfortable with them than he does with men‚ but as the story
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book that have a setting that they can relate to and a point of view that they really lets them see how things would really happen. That is why I choose to write my response paper over Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Lady with the Pet Dog.” The story has dual settings Anton Chekhov starts the story out in Yalta and moves the
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It’s simple; everyone wants to find love‚ their soul mate. The short story‚ “The Lady with the Pet Dog” by Anton Chekhov‚ describes the trials and tribulations people put themselves through to find true love. The two main characters‚ Gurov and Anna‚ are trapped in loveless marriages‚ secretly searching for something more. Anna lives during a time in Russia where women are submissive to men‚ “soul mates” were chosen by perspective parents‚ and divorce was not an option. Her lover‚ Gurov‚ describes
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Comparison and Contrast: "The Lady with the Pet Dog" Have you ever read a story and wondered if it would be different with a different point of view. Well with the story “The Lady with the Pet Dog” by Anton Chekhov and Joyce Carol Oates‚ we get a different point of view from both authors. Though there are similarities and differences in both stories the purpose of them only becomes clear when the two stories are read and compared. There are tons of differences that we could focus on but‚ we are
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stories called Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin and The Lady with the Pet Dog by Anton Chekhov both contain the theme of love but it is told in different ways for each short stories. As deep as both stories go‚ it is possible to see that the each author wrote about love but in opposite ways. Although the short stories show resemblances as far as how the men’s love for their lady make them dictate the tone of the relationship‚ it is evident that Anton Chekhov wants to show how love can suddenly appear while
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Dogs as Pets It has been 33‚000 years since the dog became the first animal to be domesticated. It has been the most widely kept working‚ hunting‚ and pet animal in human history. There are over 490 breeds of dogs in the world. Many of these dogs can be great loyal companions for your family. In my family‚ we have a Greyhound and an Akita. Greyhounds are medium size dogs with very short‚ easy to maintain hair. They have a long-head‚ an elongated snout‚ and are muscular built. They have a large
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in the story “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov To begin with I should say‚ that Anton Chekhov in his creative work paid a lot of attention to unpredictability of people’s actions‚ to unusual even absurd people’s feelings and especially to love. Anton Chekhov can be surely called “the descriptor of daily routine”. But although his works are realistic and truthful‚ they make you think a lot about the unpredictability and sometimes cruelty of real life. “The Lady with the Dog” is one of Chekhov’s
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Pets should be treated like family members. I know people that consider their pets a part of their families. I strongly agree with that stance towards the animals we have in our homes. For me‚ treating a pet like a family member is a good lesson in responsibility. In addition‚ this attitude makes the animals we possess feel happier‚ and guarantees their being satisfied with our care. We should treat pets like members of our families‚ because the animals that we take care of give us lessons
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