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A 5 page essay that examines two portrayals of nineteenth century women. The writer argues that Anton Chekhov in his short story "The Lady with the Dog" and Kate Chopin in her short story "The Story of an Hour" each portray women who are caught up within the restrictive social customs of their time. Both portrayals point to the frustration that women of this era felt toward social expectations that did not consider the female sex to be fully competent adults. No additional sources cited.
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and Kate Chopin in her short story "The Story of an Hour" both women who are caught up within the restrictive social customs of their time. Both portrayals point to
the frustration that women of this era felt toward social expectations that did not consider the female sex to be fully competent adults. This social truism is evident clearer
in the Chopin story than in Chekhovs narrative, which is told through the eyes of a male protagonist. Nevertheless, it is true that Anna Sergeyevna feels trapped by social convention
as much as Chopins protagonist, Louise Mallard. Chekhovs narrative is told through the eyes of Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov, a Moscow bon vivant on holiday at Yalta. Gurov is
a ladies man who delights in his numerous affairs, as he is a little afraid of his serious and dignified wife. He spies a new lady at the seaside, walking
her small dog, and is immediately taken with her. She is Anna Sergeyevna Von Diderits (the student researching this topic should note that "Sergeyevna" is the characters middle name).
Chekhov implies that Anna, like many women of her era, married in order to get away from overbearing fathers. Anna explains to Gurov that she married because she was "tormented
by curiosity, I wanted something better" (Chekhov). However, the better life that she imagined did not materialize with her marriage. Even though is unhappy in her marriage, the conventions of
the day did not allow for divorce. Chekhovs portrayal of Anna Sergeyevna is very positive. Although he pictures her committing adultery, he makes it clear that she ascribes
to the conventional moral code, which means that she is haunted by her indiscretion. She has to be reassured over and over by Gurov that he still respects her, as
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