Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Darling?illustrates the life of a woman named Olenka Semyonovna£¬who because of her reliance on others, lives a empty life. She is a person who changes her attitude as she falls in love with different men. She always needs to be fond of someone and does not posses a personality of her own; therefore, she only finds happiness in reflecting the belief of her husbands. Olenka is portrayed as a conventional woman who is reliant, diligent and idealess.
Olenka is a dependent woman who needs the love of others. In earlier days, she had loved many people such as her aunt, the school’s French master and even her father. Later on, she becomes attracted by her first husband Kukin, and “without him she [can] not sleep, but [sit] all night at her window, looking at the stars?(250). Thus, Olenka cannot feel comfort when there is n
love. If Olenka were not a reliant woman as she is, then her life would be more contented and meaningful.
Olenka is a typical traditional woman who cannot live without relying on her husband. She follows her lover’s lifestyle and seeks happiness through aiding them in their profession. From Olenka’s perspective, life contains no meaning without
Olenka works hard to bring successes to her husband business. She assists in the daily activities in the theater, Tivoli, such as “[taking] part in the rehearsals, and [correcting] the actors?(249). She has become so occupied with Tivoli that she cannot detach herself from it. However, when she begins to engage with Pustovalov,
Tivoli has somehow vanished from her mind. She starts to focus all of her attentions into Pustovalov’s lumber industry. While he is away, she takes his place and works in the off
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