Chekhov was a great Russian critical realist writer at the end of 19, a humorous satirist with meaningful interest and sharp style, a master of short stories and a famous playwright. He added two immortal artistic images to the gallery of world literary figures with his outstanding satirical and humorous talents. His famous saying "Simplicity is the sister of genius" has also become the motto pursued by later writers.
His novels are short and pithy, concise and simple, compact in structure, vivid in plot, humorous in style, vivid in language, full of musical rhythm and profound in meaning. He is good at discovering people and things with typical significance from daily life, making artistic generalization through humorous plots, and shaping a complete typical image to reflect the Russian society at that time. His representative works The Chameleon and The Man in the Trap are exquisite and perfect artistic treasures in the history of Russian literature. The former has become synonymous with have it both ways who is good at profiteering in disguise. The latter has become a symbol of the conformist, timid and afraid of change.
A Brief Introduction to The Trapped
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Chekhov's novels are the treasures of world literature. His representative works include Death of a Little Civil Servant, Wanka, Distress, Chameleon, etc., which have been selected as literature textbooks by many countries. The typical characters he created, such as chameleon, trap man and baby, not only enriched the galleries of literary figures, but also became pronouns and nicknames of some figures.
Chekhov (1860- 1904), 19 century Russian literary master of critical realism, is one of the most famous novelists in the world. His works have diverse themes and profound implications; Concise and concise style, humorous and vivid, intriguing. Lev tolstoy, a great writer, called Chekhov an "unparalleled artist" and called his novel "the writing skill reached its peak".
Appreciation of The Trapped
When Chekhov's short stories are mentioned, people can easily think of his "trap character" Rykov. In a short space, Chekhov portrayed the typical image of the loyal defender of the czar's autocratic system with irony.
Starting from his daily life, the beginning of the work depicts that he can't live without all kinds of "condoms" for a moment: an umbrella in sunny days, cotton in his ears, and his face hidden in a big collar that stands up. If that's all, it's just lonely and ridiculous, let him hide in the corner; However, more than that, he has to hide his thoughts in a "cover", which is the proclamation and decree of the czar government to suppress people's freedom. He always shouts, "Stop it!" If that's it, let him talk to himself and ignore him. But the problem goes far beyond this. He also used condoms to collect other people's ideas. What is even more surprising is that everyone is afraid to see him. It is such a strange and wretched person who overwhelmed everyone and ruled the whole middle school for fifteen years. Moreover, the whole city was ruled by him, which made everyone afraid to speak loudly, write letters and make friends ... In short, people compromised on this neurotic and abnormal trap, and many people were forced to get into the "condom" to varying degrees. The author puts forward a thought-provoking question to us here. Rykov is not a big shot. He has no prominent position and power, but an ordinary middle school teacher. He is a nobody in life. In the author's pen, he is not a single person, but a typical figure in the intellectual and social circles, and a loyal defender of the old system, old order and old ideas. People are afraid of him, but they are actually overwhelmed by the dark and dirty political air. At that time, Russia was ruled by Alexander III, and there were many Russian detectives, and the wind of reporting false accusations prevailed. There are indeed many Rykov-style figures in society. Through the character Bie Rykov, the work points the critical edge to the czar's autocratic system that stifles all vitality.
From an artistic point of view, the greatest feature of this novel is the extensive use of irony. First of all, I drew a cartoon for Don Rykov with exaggerated pen and ink, which is so pedantic and ridiculous. In addition, he also used clever contrast techniques to contrast his absurd thoughts with serious language, which made people laugh. Riding a bike, which is a very common thing, has become a very abnormal thing in his eyes. He solemnly accused: if the teacher rides a bike, then "the students will walk head down." The work also uses irony and rich subtext without trace, and makes an extremely bitter mockery of Don Rykov. The author wrote: "He was lying in the coffin, looking gentle, happy and even happy." Look! This "trap" is dead, but it still looks like it! The author then pointed out: It turned out that he "seems to be secretly glad that he finally put it in a condom and never came out again, yes!" His ideal has come true. "This is how spicy irony! The author suggests that only the coffin is the place where other Rykov should go, and it should also be the best destination for all "trapped people".
Neither the beginning nor the end of the novel can be ignored. They are an important part of the works and play a role in deepening the theme. The novel begins with a chat between two hunting friends on January night. They chatted in the sky, but they didn't know the story of Rykov, which aroused their feelings and deep thoughts. The lightness and quietness at the beginning contrasted with the dreary atmosphere of Rykov's story, and then led to the description of bright and quiet moonlight. This is in sharp contrast to the story of Rykov of the Bureau of International Exhibitions. Nature is quiet and beautiful. Real life is so dark and dirty. So at the foot of that article, burgin and Ivan Ivanic inferred and thought of all kinds of condoms in life. At the end of the work, it says Ivan Ivanic can't sleep anymore. He stood up, sat outside the door and lit his pipe. Perhaps, he thought, I can't live like this any longer! The ending of this novel is very attractive.
Reflections on "the trapped"
Chekhov was an outstanding Russian novelist and dramatist at the end of 19. His novels are short and pithy, with vivid plot, humorous style, vivid language and profound meaning. He is good at discovering people and things with typical significance from daily life, making artistic generalization through humorous plots, and shaping a complete typical image to reflect the Russian society at that time. His masterpiece The Trapped reveals the oppression and harm of that society to human nature. Rykov, a "trap man", is not only a victim of that dark society, but also a symbol of the dark environment that devours all new things. This is Chekhov's most severe criticism of the cannibal society.