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Katherine Mansfield (author of A Dill Pickle) was greatly influenced by Anton Chekhov, sharing his warm humanity and attention to small details of human behavior in her short story A Dill Pickle. Why did women marry at the time when Vera lived? How different was Vera from other common women? Why Vera broke off with her lover six years ago and how did she realize that it was impossible for them to pick up their romantic relationship when they met again? Write a short essay of about 160—200 words on the changes Vera found in her former lover when they met again six years later. * B T L E W Part Five Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle ENTER Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle Extension Chekhovs Style Oral work Writing Quiz Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle Chekhov’s Style Chekhov: Representative of Modern Naturalism Modern critics consider Chekhov one of the masters of the short-story form. He was largely responsible for the modern type of short story that depends for effect on mood and symbolism rather than on plot. His narratives, rather than having a climax and resolution, are a thematic arrangement of impressions and ideas. Using themes relating to the everyday life of the landed gentry and professional middle class, Chekhov portrayed the pathos of life in Russia before the 1905 revolution: the futile, boring, and lonely lives of people unable to communicate with one another. To be continued on the next page. Lesson 9 – A Dill Pickle Chekhovs Style Chekhov’s Style He developed a new dramatic technique (indirect action), and he concentrated on subtleties of characterization and interaction between characters rather than on plot and direct action. In a Chekhov play important dramatic events take place offstage. (Chekhovs) own influence on Western literature has been immense. The authors masterful handling of prose, as well as his sensitivity towards character, mood, and setting, impressed authors as diverse as E. M. Forster and Virginia Woolf. Indeed, his economical use of languag