Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Society in Chekhov’s The Lady with the Dog. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page paper which examines how society shapes individuals’ behavior as seen in Anton Chekhov’s short story The Lady with the Dog. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAkdog.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
what they do in their lives. Society is the institution that protects people and keeps them safe and as such people will follow the traditions and rules of a society
in order to feel safe. But, there are also times when people stray from the demands or expectations of society in order to feed their own identity and in order
to feed their souls. With that in mind the following paper examines how society shapes the behavior of the characters in Anton Chekhovs short story The Lady with the Dog.
Society in Chekhovs The Lady with the Dog In first looking at this story it is perhaps important to note something of the author and his place in
19th century literature. One author notes how Chekhovs "short stories and plays used Realism in a much more understated way" than other Russian authors (Brians). His "works are often seen
as the last echo of a fading tradition before Stalinism made socialist realism into a suffocating orthodoxy" (Brians). This helps the reader understand something of the social environment of his
time and also helps one understand his work in relationship to Russian literature in general, which has often been seen as complex, diverse, and very mysterious in many ways as
the Russian culture has long remained something of a mystery as well. Even despite the seemingly mysterious nature of Russian literature, it is clear that Chekhovs realism is
something that reaches beyond culture in this particular story. The 19th century was a time when men and women of some wealth were socially responsible and in essence, were faithful
to their spouses. Marriage was an institution that was not easily broken or disrupted and it was part of what made a strong and safe society. As such Chekhovs characters
...