Similarities Between The Lady With The Dog And Chrysanthemums

Happily Ever Never
In life, there are two different kinds of love stories, ones with blissful endings, and some with wretched endings. Not all stories can end with happy endings. Throughout history people have been searching for the love of loves. In “The Lady with the Dog” there is a glimpse of that love, and in “Chrysanthemums”, we see that love torn apart.
Looking at “The Lady with the Dog” people realize throughout the short story Anna, although seeming innocent, antagonizes the relationship with Dmitri (Gordon). Steinbeck is known for being a dreamer and in some sense a loner, his twist endings indicate to people early on in the story that things will not be as they seem. Steinbeck starts off the story informing us that both characters are married and there is a growing bond between these two hopeless lovers. Dmitri and the lady with the dog both have equal love for each other and almost seems later through the story that these two people are meant for each other. In the story “Chrysanthemums” there is more of a one sided lust (May). Chekhov was known for being a jokester and from this people can sense a …show more content…
Anna lies to her husband to escape confounds of their love and escapes to Dmitri. Dmitri, also married, has been in the situation where he has had other lovers, women are just used as toys to him. Later in the story Dmitri evolves into more of a caring person, seeing that he is in love with Anna. In the short story Chrysanthemums, Elisa may seem miss treated, but there is never proof throughout the book. Although her husband may not seem fully interested in the things that she is doing, he still asks about her day, and tells her that her garden looks good. Elisa felt emotionally neglected and in flirting with the traveling salesman she feels like she is filling an emotional void in her