Gooseberries, By Anton Chekhov (1898)

 Gooseberries, By Anton Chekhov (1898)


Rating: 8/10


  I was very impressed about the little hammer knocking. Before I read this short story, I couldn't think about who were marginalized from happiness. I just thought if I am happy, then everyone near me are all happy. This story has changed my life.

  And I thought about why Ivan said "if I were young!" I think Ivan is envy of his brother. His brother had a long long dream of having his own house with gooseberry bushes. And finally, he earned his dream. I could see that Ivan is stressed of it. If he was young, he could do what he wants and live happy like his brother. He must be the marginalized from happiness. 

  The reason I rated this short story 8 out of 10 is because the expression that I mentioned above moved my heart. It felt like a moral to me. (145 words)

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  1. Garrioch2022년 3월 2일 오후 8:36

    Good thoughts on the possibility that Ivan might even envy his brother - who even if his happiness is not Ivan's version of happiness that is meaningful and helpful to the world - we can't deny that Nikolai is "happy" even if his "esate" and gooseberries are delusional. And yet Ivan says he doesn't believe in happiness but he splashes around the pond like a child. So - are humans truly invested and wise when they expres wise thoughts, or are we decorating ourselves with them during speeches in front of friends?

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