Gooseberry

In 1898, Anton Chekhov writes and subsequently publishes in "Russian Thought" a "small trilogy". It opens with "The Man in a Case", in which he reflects on the loneliness of man and his desire to shut himself away from the outside world. "Gooseberry" develops the theme of the stubborn pursuit of illusory happiness and the disappointment upon its attainment. And the characters in the story "About Love", although they experience genuine feelings, find numerous excuses for why they cannot be together, and submit to circumstances. Chekhov's later stories are no longer simple satirical scenes from the lives of ordinary people; they are a comprehensive exploration of human "ordinary" tragedies.