The Little Trilogy Analysis

When viewing “The Little Trilogy” (by Anton Chekhov) as a whole, many thoughts ponder across your overflowing mind. Along with numerous questions that you would like to have clarified. First things first, you have to understand the trilogy as a whole. Once understood you can justify the questions that need to be asked. Viewing over these tales, a few things come to mind. This piece establishes a connection between the characters using symbolism and awareness.
The trilogy is very much so interconnected. The veterinary surgeon Ivan Ivanovitch and his friend, Burkin the schoolmaster, are spending a few days reminiscing and discussing things. On the first night, they sit around telling stories, one of which is Burkin 's story of “The Man in a Case.” …show more content…
It seems clear that all the main characters of the stories, which include , Alekhin, whose story in "About Love" concerns himself, as well as Burkin, in "The Man in a Case", are people with problems. Burkin tells a story that crawl with insensitive people, and their insensitivity is the cause of their spiritual isolation from each other. There is the narrow minded Belikov who cannot take the smallest change, not even petty actions by the women he “loves;” the rude Kovalenko who calls Belikov "the spider" and pushes him down some stairs; and Varenka, Kovalenko 's sister and the item of Belikov 's affections, who reveals her harshness when she comes upon Belikov just as he reaches the bottom of the staircase, and can only laugh. Nor is Burkin much better than those he describes. It is entertaining to envision these characters with the actions they possess. It reminds me of a modern day sitcom. They have internal and external drama and people just sit there and judge and witness the activities throughout the …show more content…
Symbolism is an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. This is the view of things once glancing at the three short stories as a whole. There are many symbolic aspects within the trilogy. For example the rain in “Gooseberries” symbolized awareness. The awareness is experienced by multiple characters. Hint you see that the rain is mentioned throughout the story along with explanations of what the characters are becoming aware of. Examples of symbolism that I came across include, after the rain starts, Ivan tells his a story by his brother. This story affected him. Aliokhin seemed unmoved by what he heard, but Ivan cannot be satisfied with his new awareness. He changed and he had a view of what had been blocked from his sight of things, and as he got dressed for bed, he said a prayer that God would forgive him for which he has sinned. Bourkin had also had the some truths revealed to him. He is not clear on what troubles him and prevents him from sleep. Bourkin had a new awareness, and while he patiently waits for it to make itself known, the raindrops, which symbolized the awakening to the realities of the world and he cannot go back to his place of