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Antov Chekhov's "Misery": All Gray
30 Oct. 96
Theme 2-1
In the story "Misery" by Antov Chekhov, I identified despair and misery
as a theme. The surroundings amplify the sentiment of the main character, Iona
Potapov. Cold and gray surrounds' Iona Potapov and he is extremely miserable.
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.... like a ghost" (30). "He
sits on the box without stirring, bent as double as the living body can be bent"
(30). "He cannot think about his son when he is alone" (34). The surroundings
make him feel separated from his inner feelings. "But now the shades of evening
are falling on the town. The pale light of the street lamps changes to a vivid
color, and the bustle of the street grows noisier."(31)
When Iona tries to tell of his sons death, he is unable to say what he
really feels. "Iona looks at his fare and moves his lips . . . Apparently he
me ....
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