NOR-NAHARA D.

MANABILANG
GRADE 11-ABM

THE LOTTERY TICKET: BY ANTON PAVLOVICH CHEKHOV

The Lottery Ticket is a book by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. This book is
a story about a man whose wife believes she has won the lottery after
her husband, Ivan Dmitritch, reads her the series, which is correct, but
not the number, which is incorrect. After Ivan reads her the series, she
becomes ecstatic and can't believe that she just won the lottery. Ivan
tells her not to worry about the number, which is incorrect. Ivan and his
wife begin to daydream and fantasize about the life they will have once
they win the lottery money, which is 75,000 dollars. Ivan begins to
suggest what she should do with the money, such as spending money on
a new estate, immediate expenses, then putting the rest in the bank.
Ivan thinks about how he could live in St. Martin's, then vacation during
the harsh fall every time it comes around. Ivan then gets angry and
thinks about how his wife could abandon him, or basically own him by
making him do what she says. For some odd reason, Ivan begins to argue
with his wife about what could happen if she claims all of the lottery
ticket money. After a long argument, Ivan goes to the newspaper and
reads the lottery number. The series is correct, 9499, but the number is
46, not 26. The anger at each other and the hope they had for winning
the lottery disappears. To end the story, Ivan complains about how his
life is terrible now and, jokingly or not jokingly, says he is going to hang
himself on the tree outside.