Summary of “Checks” Chekhov
When analyzing the story “The joke”, it is noteworthy that the narrative is conducted in two times. The present moment (emphasized by the use of verbs in the present tense) towards the end of the story becomes a distant past, which the narrator remembers. He is the main character, and the whole plot is built around his relationship with the young lady Nadenka. His feelings for her are not serious, it’s just entertainment, a “joke” – which, however, can hurt.
During the slide, the main character says a declaration of love, and Nadenka can not understand whether she really heard it, or it was the sound of the wind. That for the narrator is a joke, for the girl is almost a flour. “Impatient, sad, penetrating gaze” looks at Nadya, trying to understand, she “awkward, scared.” A joker at the same time quietly smokes, “looking at his glove.” To understand, the shy girl agrees to go down the hill again and again “into
On emotional tension this work can be considered a novel – five pages unfolds a truly dramatic action. Most of the narrative describes the confessions to which Nadia is accustomed, “as to wine or morphia.” These words, whether said, or not, become the main joy, the meaning of the Native life. Spring comes, the hill is melting, and the mystery remains a mystery, and most importantly, the girl no longer wants to solve it. The narrator finds her in the spring garden, with a “pale, dull face”, “sad, yearning gaze.” And, already knowing that he is unlikely to see Nadenka before leaving for a long time, he again repeats his confession, which the wind brings. And the young naive girl blooms, stretches the wind to her hands, “happy, happy.” This is the culmination of the work:
Here ends the bulk of the novel, and the narrative jumps for many years to come. The touching, trusting lady became a wife and mother, she has three children. Recollection of the confessions
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