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Anton
Chekhov
The Problem
Sahar, Sidd, Yoga, Vineeth, John Paul
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About the Author:
❖ Born: January 29, 1860 in Taganrog, Russia
❖ Died: July 15, 1904 in Badenweiler, Germany
❖ Wrote short fiction books and plays along with scientific pieces
❖ Son of a former serf; had a physically abusive father with financial problems
❖ He studied at Moscow State University from 1879-1884
❖ Practiced medicine(physician) along with writing
❖ Wrote freelance to pay for family financial issues
❖ Was diagnosed w/ tuberculosis in 1897
❖ In 1889, Chekhov visited a prison in Japan, and from his experience wrote a social
science book called Ostrov Sakhalin
❖ Influenced by a trip to Ukraine, he wrote his novella The Steppe
❖ Chekhov had tuberculosis, however he never told his family
❖ 1901 - He married Olga Knipper; she was an aspiring actress
❖ He only wrote one novel - The Shooting Party
❖ He died at the age of 44 due to his tuberculosis
His Style:
❖ Tragic themes with lighthearted satire
❖ Wrote about Russian lifestyle
❖ Gave himself up to nature, peace and quiet
• THE strictest measures were taken that the Uskovs' family secret might not leak out and
become generally known. Half of the servants were sent off to the theatre or the circus; the other
half were sitting in the kitchen and not allowed to leave it. Orders were given that no one was to
be admitted.
• Sasha Uskov, the young man of twenty-five who was the cause of all the commotion, had
arrived some time before, and by the advice of kind-hearted Ivan Markovitch, his uncle, who was
taking his part, he sat meekly in the hall by the door leading to the study, and prepared himself to
make an open, candid explanation.
• To outsiders who have no personal interest in the matter such questions seem simple; for those
who are so unfortunate as to have to decide them in earnest they are extremely difficult. The
uncles had been talking for a long time, but the problem seemed no nearer decision.
Which uncle was in favor of helping Sasha with his debt?
Did Sasha consider himself to be a criminal?