1. “ The Lady With
The Pet Dog “
Tribhuvan University
Institute of Engineering
Pulchowk,Lalitpur
-Anton Checkov
Presented by:
Oscar Poudel
074BCE094
Tutor:
Mr Jha,Santosh
Lecturer
IOE, Tribhuvan University
2. Objectives of the Presentation
To get idea about the Author
To familarize with the story “Lady with the Pet Dog”
To get general refrences of the characters and be able
to make interpretive analysis about character actions
To compare the general setting and circumstances of
story with our real life
To decipt a moral out of the story 2
3. Presentation Outline
I. Author Introduction
II. Inception of story
III. Settings of Story
IV. Characters Description
V. Story
VI. Analysis
VII. Themes
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4. I. Anton Checkov (1860-1904)
Russian story writer and physician
Master of modern short story and a
leading playwright
Emphasized the depths of human
nature, the hidden significance of
everyday events and the fine line
between comedy and tragedy
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Stories lacks complex plots and neat solutions
5. II. Inception of Story
Tale of two lovers “Gurov and Anna” who carry on an affair while
both being married to other people
Written in 1899 and published in journal “Russian Idea”
Diagnosed with Tuberculosis which compared with Gurov’s habit
After avoiding marriage for most of his life, Chekhov fell in
love with actress (2 years before author married her)
Critics draw parallels can be drawn between author and Gurov
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6. II. Story Settings
Yalta a vacation spot,
autum with color,scent,
sound of love,romatic
scenes and kisses
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• Yalta in the
Southern Ukraine
• Moscow
• S.. Russia
Sea at Yalta
Anna’s hotel Room
Seat By Church
Outside Anna’s house
Theatre
Hotel they Rendezvous
Late ninteenth century
(1875 -1900)
Constrained society
Moscow cold dark
lonely and isolated
Compliments atmosphere of
narrative and mood of characters
8. III. Characters Description
Dimitri Dmitrich Gurov
Protagonist of the story
Under 40 years with 3 children
Well read fairly rich,worked in bank
Serial adulterer,unhappy marriage
Holds women in contempt but
entirely dependent on their
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Anna Sergeyevna Von Diderits
Young, fair-haired woman who
briefly vacations in yalta alone
Titular character
Unhappy marriage
Deeply regretful about the
deception , women of god
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Von Diderits (Anna’s husband)
Official in St. Petersburg ,Rich
Flunky character
Tall and stooping
Gurov’s Daughter
One child still living with parents
12 years old, compared with Anna
Warm relationship with her father
(question about snow/science)
Gurov’s Wife
Unamed in the story
Tall and erect, with dark eyebrows
and dignified
Consider herself intelligent
Pomeranian dog
Titular dog ,name not revealed
Small and White
Accompany’s Anna
10. IV. Story
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After encountering the young married woman in
seaside resort in yalta Gurov successfully persuit
and seduces her as he had so many women before
Well, hello there
beautiful lady.
He soon realizes that his relation with Anna is different
from any he’s had before
I feel different
about you Ana.
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Anna feeling guilty and vulnerable following their
first sexual encounter (they made love in Anna’s
room),Gurov attitude toward her begins to soften
Dimitri realized that he has
genuine feelings for Anna
They meet everyday ,lunch and dine together and
visiting places together
12. Anna left Yalta after she got messege that her husband
was sick and Dimitri retured to Moscow
Even if he is back home he can’t get her out of mind
He was tormented by intense desire to confide his
memory to someone
Eventually he ventured to her home town to see her
13. He surprised Anna by visiting her at the
theatre which his husband also attends
Gurov discovered that she is just as
enamoured as him
Huh !!!,What are
you doing here
??
I can’t stop
thinking about
you
Nevertheless she begged him to return to
Moscow promising that she will visit
Please return
back to Moscow
14. Anna follows through but after few visits the
charade is beginning to weigh on her
They spend long taking counsel each other , talk of
how to avoid the necessity for secrecy , deception ,
living in different towns and not seeing each other
for long time; but are happy in each others arms
As the story ends, the couples story is never fully
resolved; rather they came to the realization that
their relationship have a long road ahead of it
15. V. Analysis
Exemplifies the author's subtle yet powerful style; economical with
language, thus preserving the intensity of his characters' feelings
Example: "she, this little woman, in no way remarkable, lost in a provincial crowd, with a
vulgar lornette in her hand, filled his whole life now, was his sorrow and his joy ……… He
thought and dreamed."
Writes as though he is painting a canvas ; uses colors and symobl to convey
both the changing spirits and feelings of the characters, as they veer from
the grandly impressive to the muted and prosaic
i.e.Grey hair and coat, color of sea, grey fence, white dog, theater
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16. Plays with our implicit belief that characters do not exist beyond their
narrative framework (devotion towards “lower race” eventually gave a
faint hope in future salvation)
Talks more about beginnings than it does endings, we have to guess at what
has happened before the events described and what will happen after them
The tale itself is riddled with ambiguity: we see that Anna rekindles Dmitri's
desire for life but also that Dmitri's love for her complicates as well as
tarnishes his view of home
Story ends on a typical note of ambiguity, as Dmitri recognizes that he is
living two lives;The only way the couple can resolve their fears is to
acknowledge that they are poised at the beginning of a "new and splendid
life," albeit one that they will not openly enjoy for a long time to come
17. VI. Themes
The transcendental power of love
Dissatisfaction leads to change in life
Society (Public vs Private life) and Morality
Constrained, opressive society with narrow morality is
keepings us part for exploring our life ,desires
Aimless societal pleasures curtails our life
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18. Life Lessons
Never get tired of life , even a itty-bitty bit of Love, care,
affection can turn around your footing
Nepalese society is still as constrained and opressed as the
settings of late eighteen hundreed in the story, a social
revolution is needed
Caste division
Early arranged marriage
Divorce’s viewpoint
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