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oy"e Carol #ates and $The Lady with the Dog.% Notes on Modern Literature 9.3 &'inter ()*+,. -pt. .n Short Story Criticism. /d. !elena #. 0rstovi". 1ol. (23. Detroit 4ale, 322*. Literature Resource Center. 'eb. 5 Apr. 32(6. Plotting against Chekhov !oy"e Carol #ates and $The Lady with the Dog% e7a8ines both The Lady with the Dog% as well as The Lady with the Pet Dog,% by an a9thor na8ed !oy"e Carol #ates. .t e7a8ines how her story takes several different "9es and infl9en"es fro8 Chekhov:s story, ranging fro8 the general story line to point of view. At the sa8e ti8e, her story does things very differently with new ideas ranging fro8 the "li8a7 appearing instantly within the story to heavy sit9ational differen"es. All the while, the a9thor of the world draws "o8parisons between the two stories and to9"hes on the se7ist nat9re of 49rov in The Lady with the Dog.% This so9r"e is the first and only so9r"e . have that "o8pared 8y original story to a story that has been heavily inspired by 8y original story. .t allows a des"riptive look at the dire"t i8pa"t of 8y short story and the ideas that it has i8b9ed in the heads of 8any, in"l9ding innovative writers. This so9r"e re8ains entirely ob;e"tive as it si8ply "o8pares two story lines "losely while adding little to no personal refle"tion. .ts "redibility lies in the fa"t that the arti"le was feat9red on an ed9"ational so9r"e. 'ith this so9r"e . not only have a plot analysis of the story . have "hosen, b9t . also have a "o8parison to a separate story whi"h "an be 9sed to dis"9ss Chekhov:s ideas and their i8pa"t on the writing world.

Chekhov, Anton. The Lady with the Dog.% (*)). The Norton Introduction to Literature. /d. <pen"er -i"hardson=!ones. >ew ?ork. '.'. >orton and Co8pany. 32(@. Pp. 3+(=3A@. Print. The Norton Introduction to Literature "ontains not only the f9ll story, The Lady with the Dog%, b9t it also "ontains a brief history of the a9thor, Anton Chekhov, his 9pbringing and a short history of his "areer as a writer. Binally, it in"l9des refle"tion C9estions that aid when thinking "riti"ally abo9t the the8es and a"tions that o""9r within the story. Contained within the botto8 borders of the pages, definitions for words that 8ay be ar"hai" or si8ply 9n"o88on to see are in"l9ded. These aided 8e in reading the story and 9nderstanding everything that was happening in it. This so9r"e is greatly different fro8 any of 8y other so9r"es si8ply be"a9se it is the only so9r"e that is not an analysis of the story, b9t rather, it is the story. .t does not dire"tly "ontain any deep analysis of the the8es or settings e7plored in the story like 8y other so9r"es do. This so9r"e is as ob;e"tive as any so9r"e "o9ld be d9e to the fa"t that it is si8ply a "olle"tion of stories fro8 different fa8ed writers thro9gho9t history. The book was p9blished by independent p9blishing "o8pany '.'. >orton and Co8pany, a "o8pany who has p9blished a wide "atalog of books in"l9ding "olle"tions 9sed for /nglish Co8position "lasses. This so9r"e has re8ained the 8ost helpf9l as it "ontains the story in its entirety, it is easy to referen"e and a""ess and it "ontains a9thor infor8ation and "riti"al thinking C9estions. Creas8an, Boyd. 49rov:s Blights #f /8otion .n Chekhov:s $The Lady 'ith The...% Studies In Short Fiction 35.3 &())2, 3+5. Literary Reference Center Plus. 'eb. 5 Apr. 32(6.

49rov:s "hanging shifts in e8otion thro9gho9t the entirety of the short story are dis"9ssed in detail in this so9r"e. .t takes ea"h shift as it happens and analyDes the sit9ation that 49rov is in and his rea"tion to his "hanging e8otion. A brief 8ention of how Chekhov:s real life relationship with a wo8an and how they are 8irrored by his works, parti"9larly The Lady with the Dog,% thro9gh the 9se of 8ain "hara"ters is also in"l9ded. 'ith this so9r"e . "an analyDe the settings and what i8pa"t that they have had on 49rov even 8ore, as this is a "o8plete g9ide to his e8otional shifts thro9gho9t the story. . "an 9se this so9r"e in 8y essay as a referen"e to what 49rov:s "hange in e8otions are and where he is when they o""9r, whi"h "overs two of the 8ain aspe"ts of 8y resear"h paper. This so9r"e is ob;e"tive and has "redibility be"a9se . fo9nd it thro9gh an ed9"ational reso9r"e "enter. Llewellyn <8ith, 1irginia. The Lady with the Dog.% .n Anton Che ho! and "The Lady #ith the $o%&' pp. 3(3=(). London #7ford Eniversity Press, ()5@. This so9r"e si8ply analyDes the short story The Lady with the Dog.% .t helps e7plain the general plotline of the story so that na8es, lo"ations and a"tions that take pla"e are "rystal "lear for those wishing to f9rther analyDe the story. .t also in"l9des a se"tion whi"h details the general the8es of the short story. .t links the a9thor to a"tions that o""9r within the story as well as the stories "hara"ters. /a"h "hara"ter:s traits are dis"9ssed, in"l9ding their general attit9de, a"tions and 9lti8ately, what happens to ea"h in the "on"l9sion of the story. This so9r"e differs fro8 any other so9r"e . a8 9sing as it is 8erely there to be 9sed as a tool to help grasp the short story:s 8e"hani"s, "hara"ters and deeper 8eanings. .t is not a different writers: "riti"al analysis of any parti"9lar aspe"t of the story b9t rather an aid for those wishing to take that step towards thinking and writing analyti"ally. This so9r"es: "redibility

ste8s fro8 the fa"t that it was p9blished by #7ford Eniversity, a highly regarded "ollege. The paper is entirely ob;e"tive, "onsidering it "ontains only fa"ts abo9t the story and a9thor. This story "an and has helped 8e to grasp the the8e of the story, whi"h . will 9se to aid 8e while writing 8y essay. <tanion, Charles. #afish Behavior in $The Lady with the Pet Dog.% Studies in Short Fiction @2.@ &<988er ())@, 623=62@. -pt. .n Short Story Criticism. /d. !elena #. 0rstovi". 1ol. (23. Detroit 4ale, 322*. Literat9re -eso9r"e Center. 'eb. 5 Apr. 32(6. This so9r"e analyDes the 8ain "hara"ter of The Lady with the Dog,% 49rov. .t dis"9sses his generally oafish behavior as well as other "hara"ters oafish behaviors and what it 8ight say abo9t the a9thor of the short story. 4eneral attit9des of different "hara"ters who know 49rov and how his attit9de towards wo8en has also i8pa"ted their view towards wo8en are e7a8ined 9sing C9otes fro8 the original te7t of the short story. This so9r"e is the only so9r"e . a8 9sing whi"h analyDes only 49rov and the general i8pa"t that he has had on those aro9nd hi8. .t depi"ts the ways in whi"h his 8ind shifted fro8 that of a horribly "ha9vinisti" 8ale to so8eone who learns to finally appre"iate and respe"t wo8en after finding one that he loves. . "an 9se this to analyDe how "hara"ters behave in "ertain sit9ations and how 49rov is i8pa"ted by those aro9nd hi8 in general. This so9r"e gains its "redibility fro8 the fa"t that . fo9nd it in an ed9"ational resear"h st9dy database.