THE LOTTERY TICKET

By : Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

(1860 – 1904)
 SUMMARY
 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. 
 THE LOTTERY TICKET

is a gambling game or method of raising

money in which a large number of tickets are
sold and a drawing is held for prizes. 2. a
drawing of lots. 3. any happening or process
that is or appears to be determined by chance:
Life is a lottery.
 Ideas of The Story :
 In this story, I believe the moral is to not
take everything for granted. Ivan told his
wife to not worry about the lottery
number, and then they became too
hopeful and sure that they were going to
win, and when he checked the number, it
was not their number. They had went
way too far into dreaming about what
they would do with the money that what
they thought about was immediately
taken away when Ivan read the lottery
number. 
 This story shows a good message
showing how taking everything
for granted can be costly in the
end. One thing that disappointed
me about "The Lottery Ticket"
was that it did not contain much
of an ending. The ending was
about two sentences, and very
short sentences at that.
 For this story to be complete, I believe
that it should have had a much longer
and eventful ending. Other than the
ending, this story did a very good job of
showing the message that I assume it
was made to show. The story is not
vividly explained, and didn't show many
of the details that it should've been
expected to show. The composition of the
story was not as descriptive as it
should've been. 
The author of "The Lottery Ticket",
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, was born
in Russia on January 29, 1860.
 Along with being an author,
Chekhov was also a physician.
Throughout most of his life, he acted
as both an author and physician,
doing both at the same time.
 He began writing stories in order to
make money, but soon took an
actual interest into story-writing. At
the age of 44, he passed away on
July 15, 1904, in Germany.
 Setting :
 born in Russia on January 29,
1860.
 the age of 44, he passed away
on July 15, 1904, in Germany.
 Plot :
 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.
 Theme :
 "The Lottery Ticket" by Anton
Chekhov is the insidiously exciting
but destructive nature of envy and
desire for material possessions. In
the exposition of Chekhov's story,
Ivan Dmitritch and his wife Masha
are quite content with the existing
economic state in which they reside.
Thank You for Watching!

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JOEY B. JOPE
ROGER S. Damaso