Anton Chekhovs Selected Stories :: Selected Stories Essays

Anton Chekhov is a master at showing aspects of reallife how fed up people are, how it really is without theeveryday pleasantries, and how exploitable people are by hotshotanother(prenominal). Chekhov uses these three aspects with greatmastery to show his form of real life in his Selected Stories.Chekhov shows how fed up people are with one another inhis short story the Jailer Jailed. This story is about aman, who is a prosecuting attorney, is actually living inhis own jail be married to his wife who lets him donothing but wait on her hand and foot. I understand whatit means to be in jail This quotation explains just how theman feels living his life the way he is. The above is adirect example in life as how fed up people are. It justmakes weird sense that a man with so much power with peopledoesnt have a prayer with his wife.Milksop is another one of Chekhovs stories showinghow real life is, but this particular one depicts lifewithout its pleasantries. This story is about a reporterwho wants to be invited to this prestigious fellowship but cantgo because he works for the press. This shows real lifewithout its pleasantries. Because the man couldnt get intothe party because he was a reporter, his public power failedhim. A poop also shows real life as Chekhov sees it,but this particular one depicts how exploitable people areby one another. This story begins with a womens payday. But, to her surprise her employer starts to subtract forthings she has broken and for other dumb reasons. When hegets all done all she is left with is eleven out of sixtyrubles. But she takes them gladly anyway. then(prenominal) heremployer asks if she thinks this is fair, and she agrees. Then her employer says that she is stupid and gives her the