The Lady with the Dog

I didn't feel a whole lot of connection to this story at all. The two of them, Dmitry and Anna seem to live these bland, meaningless lives. Even after meeting one another and continuing their affair, there isn't any passion. I didn't gather a lot from Chekhov's writing, which maybe is the problem, lacking a connection to the story.

I don't particularly care for the inconsistent use of Dmitry's name, switching back and forth from last to first. I found it interesting how Dmitry refers to women as the "lower race" yet still pursues woman after woman, and continually cheats on his wife.

Anna's attitude changes as the story progresses, and she opens up to Dmitry more and more, despite verbally saying she felt guilty and that they shouldn't be doing what they were doing. When Dmitry goes to her house and sees the fence, he even references it saying how it would make anyone have a desire to escape- the fence is literally and symbolically keeping her from going where she wants to and being free.

Maybe these two are so bored with their own lives that they are indeed perfect for each other, find one another somewhat appealing and can start a different life together? It also seems a little illogical to me how they just happen to know the town and where the other one lives, do they ever give their address to one another?