Lady With A Lapdog

"Lady With A Lapdog" was written by Anton Chekhov. Dmitry was the main character in this short story and he had an ignorant attitude toward the opposite sex, women. In the very beginning of the story he referred to women as "the lower breed." It is obvious he has no respect for woman or her feelings. This is probably because he was never taught to respect a woman and being forced into a marriage, with an older woman in his early twenties, did not help the situation. He spoke of cheating on his wife as if it was as simple and natural as breathing. He didn’t care and this all came through in how and what he said. Throughout the story Dmitry did change and it shows that he is a dynamic character.

When Anna, the lady with lapdog, was first mentioned I really wasn’t expecting for she and Dmitry to hook up. I think Dmitry’s intentions with her started out as just wanting her to be his next mistress but changed when he mysteriously fell in love with her. I believed that Dmitry has fell in love with Anna. Anna is young, shy, and also has a husband. She is also very dramatic and demands respect from a man who is very disrespectful to women. But she gets the respect. It is obvious that she is also not happy in her marriage, even though she is skeptical about having the affair at first she goes through with it, which shows what her heart truly wanted. Dmitry’s whole demeanor changed when he met Anna and when he can’t get her out of his mind it’s evident that he is in love. The story ends on a note where the reader can make up the end. I think that Dmitry loves Anna and even though it’s hard to express this love he eventually does it and becomes a better man all around.