Summary of Misery by Anton Chekov
Misery - Anton Chekov Anton Chekov is a Russian short story writer, humourist and a realist. His stories are concerned about the plight of human life. His characters are drawn from real life. His short story Misery or Lament depicts the life of a sledge-driver. Iona Potapov, a sledge driver encounters lack of sympathy, kindness, warmth and friendship. The old sledge-driver faces the misery of cold weather, the misery of poverty, misery of losing his young son and the misery of not having anyone to share his feelings. Iona spends an entire evening among the crowded streets. “Big flakes of wet snow are whirling lazily about the street lamps, which have just been lighted, and lying in a thin soft layer on the roofs, horses’ backs, shoulders, caps.” He is unable to share or communicate his thoughts to people. The first customer for the sledge-driver is a man in military uniform. The customer was not ready to listen the feelings and emotions of the driver.