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Summary of Chekhov’s “Tosca”

In January 1886, the work “Tosca” (Chekhov) was published in the “Petersburg newspaper”. The summary of the story is given in this article. Connoisseurs of literary works of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov “Tosca” is recognized as his best work in the initial period of the writer’s work. By this time the author already knew the general public with his humorous stories. This is the creation of a completely different warehouse. It speaks of the indifference and callousness of people who are not able to penetrate someone else’s grief, the loneliness and defenselessness of a poor elderly person. It is difficult to say exactly what prompted a young satirist to write such a work. It is possible that the stimulus for this was his trip to Petersburg in 1885, where he plunged into a completely new life. So, the story “Tosca” (Chekhov):

Jonah’s attempt to tell about the misfortune of the military

The protagonist

of the story – a poor cabman Ion Potapov – a week ago, buried his son. In his heart he is in a state of dismay and melancholy. He wants to talk with someone about his grief. It’s winter in the yard. The driver is sitting on the box, hunched. He and the horse fall asleep with snow. At this time, Jonah is called by a military man and orders him to take him to Vyborgskaya Street. This passenger becomes the first to whom Jonah tries to tell about the death of his son. Twice in the dark the cart of the main character almost collided with someone. This is a very angry military man who is in a hurry on his business. He absolutely does not care about someone else’s grief. Upon arrival, the passenger leaves his driver. Jonah again sits, hunched over, and waits for new riders. Here is a brief summary. “Tosca” (Chekhov) is a story that must be read in full. After all, the problems of human indifference,

Jonah and gay young people

Soon he was called by three cheerful drunks of young people. For a small fee, they persuade the cabman to take them to their places.

Jonah agrees, he does not care whom to take and for how much. If only there were interlocutors. He also tries to tell these people about his grief. One of the riders answers him briefly: “We’ll all die.” And the second one asks if he has a wife. On this question, Jonah responds that his wife is a grave. The main character wants to hear words of comfort from people. But the youth is busy with their own affairs. The ruffians curse and order Jonah to go faster. Arriving at the place, they leave the cabman. The story “Tosca” (Chekhov), a brief summary of which is given here, is the author’s cry about the need for sympathy and empathy from those around him who need it.

The only listener of Jonah

Once again, the hero remains alone. His heart is squeezed from anguish. Despite a small earnings on this day, he goes home, where the same cabmen live. There Jonah tries to talk to his friend. But he turns to the wall and soon falls asleep. After this, the driver goes to the stable to feed the horse with hay. Here he talks about his grief. The horse is silent, not looking at him with intelligent eyes. It seems that the animal understands it. The story “Tosca” (Chekhov), the summary of which is given in this article, ends with the confession of Jonah to his horse. It seems monstrous that there was not a single person who could listen and pity him. All the attempts of the cabman to tell about the death of his son ran into a wall of misunderstanding and indifference.

About human egoism and callousness narrates the work “Tosca” (Chekhov). The summary of the story can hardly convey the depth of the protagonist’s experiences. I advise you to read it in full.

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