To Whom Shall I Tell My Sorrow

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source: http://www.dark-night.org/
Title: To Whom Shall I Tell My Sorrow

Author: Anton Checkov

Author's Background: Anton Chekhov was born on January 29, 1860, in Taganrog, Russia. Through stories such as "The Steppe" and "The Lady with the Dog," and plays such as The Seagull and Uncle Vanya, the prolific writer emphasized the depths of human nature, the hidden significance of everyday events and the fine line between comedy and tradegy. Chekhov died of tuberculosis on July 15, 1904, in Badenweiler, Germany.


Vocabulary:

Mare - an evil preternatural being causing nightmares.

Hunchbacked - a person with a humpback.

Nag - horse : one that is old or in poor condition.

Kopecks - see ruble at money table

Galosh - a shoe with a heavy sole.

Epithet - a word or phrase that describes a person or thing.

source: Merriam-Websters Dictionar, Google

Characters:

Iona Potapov - the main character of the story, a sleigh driver who recently lost his son.

Iona's Horse - the horse that pulls Iona's box.

An officer - Iona's first passenger through the night.

The three young men - he drank with Iona in the yard.

Setting: A twilight evening in Russia

Exposition: The story starts when Iona was introduced as a cab driver throughout the night and his horse was introduce also. When Iona met his first customer, the action begins to rise.

Rising Action: The conflict of the story is when Iona met his first customer, the military officer, who didn't show care for him talking about her grief. It is in the point where Iona revealed that his son died a couple of weeks. 

Climax: When he checks the horse and feeds her. He also met his second set of customers, the three young men, he tried to tell the story of his son but one of the three customers told that all shall die and the rest for not showing sympathy.

Falling Action: The denoument of the story is when he was talking to his horse about his son passing.

Ending: He then took care of his horse and realized that the horse is the only want who would listen to his sorrows.

Symbolism: The society represents the blind feelings and the depression that no one cares of each other.

Theme: The theme of the story depicts the grief and sorrow. The sadness that a person feels and he/she doesn't know how to share his story to others.

Lesson: We need to have a compassion with each other. Because in the end of the day, we are one and supporting for each other.




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