Chekhov's "Chameleon" depicts the tyrannical, rude, shameless, adaptable and servile police officers of Tsarist Russia.

"The Chameleon" is a short story. The novel tells the story of police officer Ochumelov who received a report that he was bitten by a wild dog during the Tsarist dictatorship. At first Ochumelov didn't know whose dog it was, so he wanted to kill it. But then someone among the onlookers said that this was the general's dog, and Ochumelov's attitude immediately changed. Later, as the dog was the general's pet, Ochumelov continued to "change color" as he put on and took off his coat. It was finally determined that this was the dog belonging to the general's brother's family. Instead of punishing the dog, Ochumelov even threatened the person who was bitten.

Anton Pavlovich Che (qì) Hē (January 29, 1860 - July 15, 1904) was a world-class Russian short story master. The last master of critical realism in Russia in the late 19th century, he is known as one of the "three major short story writers in the world" together with Maupassant and O. Henry. He is a writer with a strong sense of humor. His novels are compact, concise, and concise, giving readers Allow room for independent thinking. His plays had a great influence on 20th century drama. He adhered to the tradition of realism, focused on describing the daily life of the Russian people, and created small characters with typical personalities, thereby truly reflecting the conditions of Russian society at that time. The three major characteristics of his works are the ridicule of ugly phenomena and the deep sympathy for the poor people, and his works ruthlessly exposed the unreasonable social system and the ugly phenomena of society under the tsarist rule. He is considered an outstanding representative of Russian realist literature at the end of the 19th century.