The Complexity of One's Actions
Malala influenced many around the world when she said, “There's a moment when you have to choose whether to be silent or to stand up”(Mallala 1). The power of one's actions can simply affect the future in a situation. In “The Bet”, the storyline clearly demonstrates the awareness of the power of Actions. Unfortunately, the main characters did not think through the situation before giving up everything they love. Is happiness worth silence, or should one risk everything for the truth? The banker and the lawyer simply fill their lives with extremism and foolishness with a new bet they made without deep thought or discussion. Because of this, both characters will suffer from there decisions and live with it for the rest of their lives. Through conflict, characterization, and irony, “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov demonstrates the theme that one should deeply analyze your actions before acting on them.
In this old, and legendary classic, a conflict was realized when the rich banker makes a bet to the lawyer that if he …show more content…
My body paragraphs showed audacious behavior between the two main characters when they make senseless bets. This resulted in a very ironic storyline that led to lots of conflicts, characterization, and of course irony. Throughout the book's journey, the text thoroughly provides a large quantity of Irony, characterization, and conflict. Through Malala’s wise words to Anton Chekhov's dominate text, I openly recognize the saying, There's a moment when you have to choose whether to be silent or to stand up”(Mallala 1), has an accurate connection to the theme of this essay. I feel that “The Bet” has accustomed readers with the simple but yet complex belief that you should analyze you decisions deeply before making them- or you could be left with trouble on your
Malala influenced many around the world when she said, “There's a moment when you have to choose whether to be silent or to stand up”(Mallala 1). The power of one's actions can simply affect the future in a situation. In “The Bet”, the storyline clearly demonstrates the awareness of the power of Actions. Unfortunately, the main characters did not think through the situation before giving up everything they love. Is happiness worth silence, or should one risk everything for the truth? The banker and the lawyer simply fill their lives with extremism and foolishness with a new bet they made without deep thought or discussion. Because of this, both characters will suffer from there decisions and live with it for the rest of their lives. Through conflict, characterization, and irony, “The Bet” by Anton Chekhov demonstrates the theme that one should deeply analyze your actions before acting on them.
In this old, and legendary classic, a conflict was realized when the rich banker makes a bet to the lawyer that if he …show more content…
My body paragraphs showed audacious behavior between the two main characters when they make senseless bets. This resulted in a very ironic storyline that led to lots of conflicts, characterization, and of course irony. Throughout the book's journey, the text thoroughly provides a large quantity of Irony, characterization, and conflict. Through Malala’s wise words to Anton Chekhov's dominate text, I openly recognize the saying, There's a moment when you have to choose whether to be silent or to stand up”(Mallala 1), has an accurate connection to the theme of this essay. I feel that “The Bet” has accustomed readers with the simple but yet complex belief that you should analyze you decisions deeply before making them- or you could be left with trouble on your