In the short stories “The Cheater's Guide to Love” by Junot Diaz, and “The Grasshopper” by Anton Chekhov share a similar message about impulsive decisions. Both the stories include the theme of cheating. In “The Grasshopper” the wife Olga cheats on her husband Dymov who is kind man who had alway stuck by Olga. While in “The Cheater's Guide to Love”, Yunior cheats on his loyal fiance with several women over six years and does not realize her worth. Olga and Yunior make impulsive decisions that they realize too late to fix. Both Diaz and Chekhov show that one’s impulsive behavior can lead to living a life of regret.
In “The Cheater's Guide to Love”, Yunior cheats on his fiancee with over fifty girls. The motive for his cheating is never revealed. The reader sees the impulsive behavior when Yunior explains his mistake by saying “You swore you wouldn’t. You swore you wouldn’t. And you did” (Diaz 1). This shows him reflecting back on decisions. He knew what would happen but he still made the wrong decision. After realizing the mistake, Yunior explains “you try every trick in the book to keep her” (Diaz 2). After a few months he finally realizes the mistake he has made in its entirety. Yunior describes the feeling of “a depression rolls over you, so profound that you doubt there is a name for it. It feels like you're being slowly pincered apart” (Diaz 3). In the end …show more content…
Which leads to the character living with consequences of their decision. Yunior and Olga have several similarities when it comes to cheating and living with their regret. The short stories “The Cheater’s Guide to Love” by Junot Diaz, and “The Grasshopper” by Anton Chekhov both show that regret is inevitable if one makes an impulsive decision. That regret can also be viewed as guilt and have a strong effect on the person who committed the adultery. Both Diaz and Chekhov showcased that regret using
In “The Cheater's Guide to Love”, Yunior cheats on his fiancee with over fifty girls. The motive for his cheating is never revealed. The reader sees the impulsive behavior when Yunior explains his mistake by saying “You swore you wouldn’t. You swore you wouldn’t. And you did” (Diaz 1). This shows him reflecting back on decisions. He knew what would happen but he still made the wrong decision. After realizing the mistake, Yunior explains “you try every trick in the book to keep her” (Diaz 2). After a few months he finally realizes the mistake he has made in its entirety. Yunior describes the feeling of “a depression rolls over you, so profound that you doubt there is a name for it. It feels like you're being slowly pincered apart” (Diaz 3). In the end …show more content…
Which leads to the character living with consequences of their decision. Yunior and Olga have several similarities when it comes to cheating and living with their regret. The short stories “The Cheater’s Guide to Love” by Junot Diaz, and “The Grasshopper” by Anton Chekhov both show that regret is inevitable if one makes an impulsive decision. That regret can also be viewed as guilt and have a strong effect on the person who committed the adultery. Both Diaz and Chekhov showcased that regret using