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This shortstory is entitled“A Day in the

Country”and writen byAnton Pavlovich
Chekhov.HewasbornonJanuary29thintheyear1860,inTa
ganrog,apartontheSeaofAzovin
SouthernRusia.HewasthethirdofsixchildrenofPav
elEgorovichChekhov,agrocerystore
owner.Hewasaphysician,dramaturge,andauthorwhoisc
onsideredtobeamongthegreatest
writersofshortstoriesinhistory.Hiscarerasadram
atistproducedfourclasicsandhisbestshort
storiesare held in high estem bywritersand
critics.Chekhovpracticed as a medicaldoctor
throughoutofhisliterarycarer."Medicineismylaw
fulwife",heoncesaid,"andliteratureismy
mistress."
Aftergraduatingin1
84,heworkedasafrelancewriterandjournalistrelat
edtocomics.In
earlyhiscarer,hemasteredtheartofone-
actandproducedsomefinepieces.In1 86,hebegan
contributingregularlytoSt.PetersburgdailyNovo
eVremiaandthatwaswhenhedevelopedthe style
ofcalm writing.He was criticized by his o ponents
because his story lacked social
commentary,butatthesametime,hewaspraisedbyauthor
ssuchasLeoTolstoyandNikolai Leskov.In1
8,ChekhovwasrewardedthePushkinPrizeandtheveryn
extyear,hewaselecteda
memberoftheSocietyofLoversofRusianLiterature
.Hewithdrew from Literatureandturnedto Science
forawhile when hisplay,TheWoodDemonfailedin1
89.Asa partofhisdoctoral
research,hemadeatriptothepenalcolonyofSakhali
n,northofSiberia,wherehesurveyed10, 0
convictssentencedtolifeontheisland.Duringthelat
erhalfoftheyear,hetraveledaloverthe
word,includingplacesasSouthEastAsia,theIndianS
ubcontinent,andtheMidleEast. In1892
ChekhovboughtanestateinthecountryvilageofMeli
khoveandbecameafultimewriter.Itwas
duringthistimethathepublishedsomeofhismostmemo
rablestoriesincluding'Neighbors'(1892),
'WardNumberSix'(1892),'TheBlackMonk'(1894),'Th
eMurder'(1895),and'Ariadne'(1895).
TheRusianstorytelerplayedwiththemesofromanc
eandmarriage,bu throughoutmostof
hislifehedidno
takeloveseriously.Hehadocasionalaffairs,buthedid
notfalinloveuntilhemet OlgaKniper,anup-and-
comingRusianactres.Theywereverydiscretlymarrie
din1901.Sadly,
theirmarriagewouldnotlastverylong,duetoChekhov'
sfailinghealth.Theirbliswouldbeshort
lives,ChekhovdiedonJuly15,1904,inBadenweiler,
Germany.Heisburiedinthecemeteryofthe
Novodeviche Monasteryin Moscow.During and
afterhislifetime,Anton Chekhovwasadored
throughoutRusia.Aside from his beloved stories
and plays,he is also remembered as a
humanitarianandaphilanthropist.Hisliteraryworkh
asb enembracedthroughou theworld.While many
playwrights create intense, life-or-death
scenarios, Chekhov's plays offer everyday
conversations.Readerscherishhisextraordinaryins
ightintothelivesoftheordinary.
Betw
enateightandnineo’clockinthemorning,Fyokla,alitle-
be gargirlofsix,isru ning
throughthevilage.SheislokingforTerentytheco
bler.Sheaskedeveryoneshemet,butno
answer,atlastshemetSilantywhotoldherwhereTeren
tywas,isinthekitchen-garden.Theday
hashardlybegun,turnalongthedustyroadtowardsth
ecount’scopsethatliesdarkblueinthe
distance,itisaboutamileandahalfaway,thecloudha
vebynow coveredthesun.Arrivedinthe
count’scopseUncleTerentytrytodothekindforDani
lka’shand.Thepartycomesoutofthecount’s
copse.Theywalkalongtheedgeofittowardsthedarken
edroad.Aslongastheirjourney,they perceivedwha
theyhavesenaroundthem.Tilthesuna pearsfrom
behindthecloudsandflods thew
od,thefields,andthethrefriendswithitwarm
light.Theairiswarm andfragrant.Theycros
therailwayline,godownfrom
theembankment,andtheywalktowardstheriver.Towa
rdthemiday,
althresitdownontheriverbanktotakearestamoment
.Onlytowardstheeveningourwanderers
returntothevilage.Thechildrengoforthenighttoad
esertedbarnwherethecornofcommune
usedtobekept.InthenightwhenTerentycomestothem
toshowhowhelovedthem.Basedonthe
setingcanbesenthetoneandatmosphereisalmostorien
talromanticism,reflectingUncleTerenty
didforthechildrenaltheday.Everythingalthedaytha
tUncleTerentyhasdoneforthem was
meaningfulandusefulfortheirlife.PuloutDanilka’sha
ndfrom thehole,takingthem tosomeplace
thatcanbetakenthelesonofeachplace.“Theboydoes
notslep,hegazedintodarknes.It semstohim
thatheisseingalthathehassenintheday;thestorm
clouds,thebrightsunshine,
thebirds,thefish,andlankyTerenty.Andthenight,Te
rentycomestothem makeasignofthecros
overthem;heputsbreadundertheirheads.Andnoonese
hislove.Itissenbythem onwhich
floatsintheskyandp
epscaresinglythroughtheholesinthewalofthedeserte
dbarn.”
Theconflictofthestorywhichmovestotheclimax
ofthestory,whenFyoklaisbreathles
andmoveswithala
gingstep.Therearetearsinhereyes.Shewouldbegla
dtostopthese inexhaustiblewanderers,buttowhom
andwhereshecango.Shehasnohomeorpeopleofher
own.Towardsmiday,althresitdownontheriverbank.
Hehasjustsenthestorm,theb es,the
antsandthetrain.Onlytowardstheeveningourwander
ersreturntothevilage.Theygoforthenight
adesertedbarn.Theboydidn’tslep,hegazesintoth
edarknesanditsemstohim thatheis
seingalthathehassenintheday.Hewan
totelitosomeonebu thereisnoonetotel.When
hefeltslep,inthenight,Terentycametothem
andmadethesignofthecrosoverthem andput
thebreadundertheirhead.Thereisnoonesawhislovet
othem.Onlythem onwhichsenTerenty did.
The charactersofthisshortstorywere
Fyokla,Uncle Terenty,and Danilka.The main
characterisUncleTerenty,heisaco
bler.Hewasakindperson.Heworriedwithwhatwilha
pen
toher,becausetheweatherwasnofriendlyinthatday.H
ehashelpedDanilkatopulhishandout
causedbyanacidentincount’scopsewhenhewantstot
akethecucko’segforFyokla.Heis
smartperson.Hekneweverythingthatwasquestionedb
yDanilka.It’sabou thebeautyoftheearth.
WhenheansweredwhatDanilka’squestion,Danilkafelt
hatwhathavehetalktohim issowise.He
haslearnednotfrom theb ok,butinthefields,inthew
od,ontheriverbank.Heisalsoahumane
person.Hewascarewiththechildren.Heputsbreadunde
rtheirheadfortheirbreakfas tomorrow
maybe,whentheyweresleping.
Mostlythefigurativeofsp
echintheshortstorythatusedbytheauthorareperso
nification
andhyperbole.Theauthorusedthatfigureofsp
echbecausemostlyofhisstory’sstyleisromantic
lokedbyhowhewasforwardinghisstory.Hewrotethe
storyfulofd eplyfeling.Personification,is
givingtheatributeofhumanbeingtoananimal,anobje
ct,oraconcept,itasksthereaderto
visualizetheliteralterm
inhumanbeing.Forexample,“thedeathpenaltyism
oremoralandmore
humanethanimprisonmentforlife.Capitalpunishmentk
ilsamanatonce,butlifelongimprisonment kilshim
slowly.”(TheBet).“nooneshehislove.Itissenbythe
m onwhichfloatsintheskyand
p
epscaresinglythroughtheholesinthewalonthedeser
tedbarn.”(A DayintheCountry).
Hyperboleisawayofspeakingorwritingthatmakesso
meoneorsomethingsoundbiger,beter,
more,etc.Forexample,“hewalksquicklywithoutsto
pingandlokingfrom sidetoside,asthough
hewereshovedfrom
behindorafraidofpursuit.Fyoklacanhardlykepoutwi
thhim.Theycome
alongtothevilage.Turnalongthedustyroadtowardsthec
ount’scountthatliesdarkblueinthe
distance,itisaboutamileandahalfaway.Thecloudsh
avebynowcoveredthesun.”Maybeitcan
alsobeametaphor.

Basedonwhathaveexplainedabove,canbetakingt
hethemethatitisabou thebeautyof
theearth.Ineverytheirtriptheytalkedabouteveryth
ingtheylokedaroundthem.Theywerevery
curiouswitheverythingtheylok.Mycriticism
andevaluationisthatinthisworldwecanstudy
everythingnotfrom theb
okonly,butalsoinfields,inthew
od,ontheriverbank,andeverywhere
andeverythingaroundus.Itcanbetheknowledgeforus
andbebetertomeanwhatforwelivedin
thisworld.WhatfortheGodcreatethehumaninthiswor
ld?Thehumanwascreatedforthankful
andtakecareoftheGodgiventothem.Andwithothers,
wehavetohelpeachotherwhentheyhave
problem.Sothateverywherewewere,wewereprotecte
dbyGod.