Checkov, The Peasants

A detailed Summary of Checkov, The Peasants

Olga Tchikildeyeff is a very powerful character in Anton Chekov's The Peasants.

She is portrayed to have "...old charm and pleasant smile..." (Chekov 70). The life she

lives is strong and full of hope. She and the family in The Peasants go through many

hardships through the journey of this story. One thing remains constant and the same amid

all these problems: Olga's positive attitude. She seems to have an inside hope that is

un-matched by the rest of the characters in this story. It does not seem to matter what

place she is in, even the wretched Zhukovo village, or what happens to her and the family,

she still has a strength inside of her. The hope and strength she has comes from the

religion that is ever present in her life.

Not only is she strong she is devoted to her husband following him wherever he

wants to go when he is ill. The way Chekov describes the hometown village of Olga's

husband Nikolai makes it look very low class and poverty stricken. Olga does not let a low

class village get her down. When they first arrive she immediately spots the church and

says to her husband "It's a fine place, your village...[Then to God] What freedom, Lord!"

(Chekov 46). She is very uplifting a

really is, she still showed them in her daily life. The family and villagers did not understand

nd not letting the village or a small dwelling bring her

attitude towards those who fought the fire that it passes over to Osip who when asked

and other emotions about her husband it goes back to her comfort with Marya, that one

really acknowledged a couple times but many people see the faith she has. She does not

another hit in the face from her husband. What Olga really means by this is that Marya

Approximate Word count = 1085
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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