The short story “The Darling”, by Anton Chekhov, tells of a woman who loves three men,
and how her beliefs and ideas change with, and as often as, her husbands. Nicknamed “darling”, Olenka never allows for thoughts or opinions of her own, as if she never learned how to think for herself. A look at the principle characteristics of Olenka shows her significance as the author intended. Through this story, Chekhov suggests th