The Lady With the Dog
Short answer.
- From what point of view is the story being told, and what is the spatial and temporal setting for Dmitri and Anna's first meeting?
- The reader is introduced to Dmitri first through direct characterization and then through indirect characterization. What does the reader learn about him through both methods?
- The reader is introduced to Anna first through direct characterization and then through indirect characterization. What does the reader learn about her through both methods?
- What understanding do they come to when leaving the first setting, and what happens to change this understanding? Thoroughly explain.
- In what way do the contrasting settings mirror their relationship?
- Characterize Gurov; is he a round or flat character; by the end of the story, would you consider him a dynamic or static? Explain.
- Is Dmitri an antihero, why or why not?