The Lady With The Pet Dog Essay

Marriages are a great thing for people to display their love for one another. Unfortunately marriages do not always go as planned. Affairs sometimes happen during marriages, and it happens during the short story “The Lady with The Pet Dog”. Anton Chekhov the author of “The Lady with The Pet Dog” was born in Russia in 1860. Anton gave up a medical career to be a writer, “His earliest plays were short farces; however, he soon developed his signature style, which was a unique mix of comedy and tragedy” (Biography). Third person omniscient can be found throughout the story “The Lady with The Pet Dog”, as the narrator focuses on Dmitri’s thoughts, and his feelings.
Dmitri Gurov is a married man, who dislikes his wife, and has affairs with other women. Gurov is intrigued by a woman that he spots while she is walking her dog. One day the lady sits next to Gurov, and he begins to pet the dog to spark a conversation. Anna Sergeyevna is
This is very ironic because at the beginning of the story he describes the bad qualities of women.
As exemplified in the previous paragraphs, in the story “The Lady with the Pet Dog” Dmitri’s point of view can be felt throughout the story. Dmitri’s feelings toward women change as the story goes along, he learns that women can be viewed as equals. Dmitri’s thoughts about Anna changed throughout the story. At first he saw her as another mistress, but Dmitri in the end found love for the first time. He was not in love with his wife, and it shows why he had many love affairs throughout his