A Joke That Is Not So Funny

"Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add

to what he's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests

keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climate's ruined and the

land grows poorer and uglier every day" (Russell). From this quote from Anton

Chekhov, one can tell he viewed life in a very different way. Chekhov enjoyed writing

stories about reality. He often wrote about tragic, true stories that happened in his own

life. Chekhov liked to write stories that were very sad and depressing but he just wanted

to write about how he viewed life. The story, "A Joke," can be a true story in many lives,

possibly even Anton Chekhov's life (kirjasto).

The story "A Joke" is about a girl named Nadyzhda Petrovna and a guy whose

name is not mentioned. The story begins when the two go sledding down a big hill.

Nadya is......

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