A N TO N C H E KOV

THE JAILER
JAILED

Imtiyaz Niken Anindita

Salma Azzahidah

A master of the modern short story and
a leading playwright of the late 19th and
early 20th centuries.
BIOGRAPHY
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on
January 29, 1860, in Taganrog, Russia. His father
was a grocer. He had five siblings. During the
mid-1880s, Chekhov practiced as a physician
and began to publish serious works of fiction
under his own name. He soon developed his
signature style, which was a unique mix of
comedy and tragedy.
In 1901, Chekhov married Olga Knipper, an
actress from the Moscow Art Theatre. He died
on July 15, 1904, at the age of 44 at a health
resort in Badenweiler Germany because of
tuberculosis.
 This story was about a public prosecutor named Balbinsky that
traveled by train with his wife, Natasha. On their way, Balbinsky met
with his friend, Flyazhkin. His friend mocked Balbinsky because he
traveled on third class, which was not usual for a public prosecutor,
while his friend traveled on second class. Moreover, Balbinsky’s friend
also insulted him because Balbinsky traveled with his wife, brought his
wife’s luggage, and should obey his wife’s order. Balbinsky’s friend
incited him to run away from his wife and from this condition.
One time a beggar stole their luggage when Balbinsky went out
and Natasha slept. The fool Balbinsky thought that this was a fortune
because their luggage was lighter.
On the another night, Natasha was gone. Again, The fool Balbinsky
thought that this was a fortune because he was free. Luckily, Natasha
could came back to her right coach on the morning.
Balbinsky got an idea, if he cannot drive out his wife, he was the
person that will escape from his wife and from all the complicated
situation.

SUMMARY
 He wanted to
go out, and his
friend gave him
advice, a way to
leave his wife.
Balbinsky told to
Balbinsky

PLOT
his friend about
his wife. His wife experienced
was like an
arrogant person.
his
He was temporary
disappointed. He freedom.
like jailer jailed.

Balbinsky Finally, Balbinsky

traveled by decided to leave
train under his wife in the
the control train while he
escaped to Rusia
of his wife.
CHARACTERS
WHO IS THE
CHARACTERISTICS AN TAG O N IST /PROTAGO NIS T?

• Alexey Timofeyevich Balbinsky • Antagonist character is a character who

Ungrateful husband against the protagonist. It can be
antagonist without being an Evil.
• Natasha Lvovna (Balbinsky’s wife)
• Protagonist is a character who against the
Demanding, and finical,
protagonist in a good way.
• Flyazhkin (Balbinsky’s friend)
Like to incite, and to mock
S E T T I N G
• Time : no exact time
• Place : mostly at the coach
P OI N T OF VI E W TO N E AN D M O O D

• First person point of view • The suitable tone to read this

• It is showed by the use of singular story was melancholy tone(?)
first person pronouns such as I, • The mood of the story is about
She, He, my, mine and plural first misery, sadness, and sorrow.
person pronouns such as we, us
our.
• From Balbinsky point of view. All
the story goes based on Balbinsky
opinion,
THEME
• IRONY
“I Understand what it means to be in jail”
FIGURES OF SPEECH
• Heaven only knows what more! (hyperbole)
• I’m so exhausted it’s a wonder I’m still alive (hyperbole)
• Some evil destiny had to fasten that treasure round my neck (personification)
• They are packed so that they look like huge formless masses (Simile)
• Looked exactly like a young pickerel being drawn from the water of the end of
a hook. (Simile)
SYMBOLISM
• Jail
In this story jail does not mean literal jail (a high building
from a thick wall, with high a strict supervision, a lot of
misery, and people does not have freedom) where people
accused because of their crime.
M O R A L V A L U E
I T I S I M P O R TA N T F O R A S P O U S E
TO H AV E B A L A N C E R O L E I N T H E I R
R E L AT I O N , S O T H AT T H E R E I S N O
D O M I N A N C E OV E R T H E OT H E R
QNA
 GROUP 1
1 . W H AT T H I N G S T H AT M A K E 2 . B A S E D O N YO U R O P I N I O N , W H Y D O
A book written by Dr. Gary
T H I S S TO RY C O M E U P ?
M A R R I AG E L I F E C O U L D B E S O D R E A D F U L
L I K E T H I S ? I S I T A LWAYS L I K E T H I S O R
Chapman stated that there
H OW ?

• The thing that make this story come up is • Marriage life is not always dreadful. It is very
are 5 love languages
Balbinsky’s mindset about his marriage life.
which
contextual and situational. Many things can
are gift, time,effect
touch,
marriage life.
devotion, and• words of story, Balbinsky marriage life is
Based on the
so dreadful because one of them cannot meet
affirmation. the other expectations
GROUP 2
1 . C A N YO U M E N T I O N T H E 2 . A S A WO M A N , W H AT D O YO U T H I N K
E X A M P L E S O F A L L I T E R AT I O N I N A B O U T T H E W I F E ' S B E H AV I O R ? W H Y
T H E S TO RY ? COULD SHE DO SO?

• If ifs and ands were pots and pans • Which kind of wife’s behavior do you mind?

• Traditional response to an over optimistic

conditional expression
 GROUP 3
1. What the meaning of question on line 25,"... Are there 2. Did everything that Natasha Lvovna
actually people that live like this all the time?...", like does to her husband the expression of
what? just only have good breathe? her love or what?

• Balbinsky assumed that every husband always Every girl has their own way to
ended up like him. (under control of his wife) express love.
Perhaps, Natasha just being a
rational wife.
She mixed between logic and
feeling.
GROUP 4
1 . C O U L D YO U E X P L A I N T H E 2 . W H AT I S T H E M E A N I N G O F
MEANING OF THE SENTENCE THE SENTENCES "MY PRESTIGE
" G O R F O R B I D I ' M E N J OY I N G I S G O I N G TO H E L L " L I N E 7 1 ?
MY FREEDOM SO MUCH" LINE
120 ? • It means that Balbinsky will receive bad image.
• Gor Forbid is a Russian expression since His prestige will go to the lowest level as his
the author is from Russia. condition traveled with such condition.
• It means wishing something
• Balbinsky wished he can enjoy his
freedom so much.
GROUP 6
1. ARE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE
S TO RY B A L B I N S K Y WA S N OT H A P P Y 2 . H OW I S T H E E N D O F T H I S
W I T H H I S M A R R I E D L I F E O R M AY B E H I S S TO RY ?
WIFE?

• Yeah, because from the beginning • The end of this story is Balbinsky agreed to
Balbinsky always complained about the leave his wife and argued that he was wrong
qualities of his wife and felt that his life to take the train. I think that this was the free
was like a jailed jailer feeling he had been looking for.
GROUP 7
What is the main occurrence of the story?

• Balbinsky was not grateful for everything

he has
GROUP 8
1 . W H AT ' S T H E M E A N I N G O F " YO U C A N 2 . W H AT I S T H E M E A N I N G O F T H E
N OT I M AG I N E , M Y D E A R F E L L OW, TO W H AT SENTENCE "IF IFS AND ANDS WERE
E X T E N T M Y W I F E H A S WO R N M E O U T. I ' M
P OT S A N D PA N S " ? ( L I N E S 9 9 - 1 0 0 )
S O E X H A U S T E D I T ' S A WO N D E R I ' M S T I L L
A L I V E " ? W H AT D O YO U T H I N K A B O U T T H E
C H A R AC T E R O F H I S W I F E ? ( L I N E S 4 3 - 4 5 )

• In this statement Balbinsky felt that he • Traditional response to an over optimistic

was tired of all the things his wife had conditional expression
ordered him to do. So he felt like
• Balbinsky was give up with his marriage life so
dying.
he made that kind of conditional sentence.
• His wife had a egoist and bossy
character.
GROUP 9
1 . C O U L D YO U P L E A S E E X P L A I N
2 . W H AT I S T H E M E S S AG E F RO M
AND GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF
T H I S S TO RY T H AT T H E AU T H O R
" WA L K U P A N D D OW N . . . A N D
WA N T TO C O N V E Y ?
B R E AT H E F R E E LY " ( 1 2 1 ) ?
• It’s mean balbinsky felt very happy • Message from this story is don't be a selfish
because his wife was gone and want to and controlling person. Also, we must have a
celebrate it by walking freely and firm stand that is not easily influenced by
relaxed with relief. others.
• The example is like when you feel too
happy that you want to celebrate by
dancing.
 GROUP 10
1. What is the climax of the
story?
2. What is the moral value of the story?
• Climax of this story began when balbinsky
met his friend Flyazhkin and they told each
other about their travel experiences. then
• It is important for a
Flyazhkin suggested that Balbinsky run away spouse to have balance
from his wife.
role in their relation, so
that there is no
dominance over the
other.
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