Gooseberries, by Anton Chekhov

Rating : 7.5 / 10

After reading this short story, I thought about what makes life happy. Few would say 'money' to this question right away. This is because the phrase "money can buy happiness" seems somewhat hypocritical. Nevertheless, we all agree with the proposition that money can lead us to a better life. While reading the story, I realized that excessive obsession with money is rather bad because it would make me a greedy person and want more things. Through Ivan's Tale, I vowed to avoid excessive greed for money in order to live a life of self-satisfaction and a free life.


Also, I have come to rethink how significant past events in childhood have an impact on shaping myself. In the story, Nikolai became obsessed with life of nature because of his childhood experience of running freely. And he comes to marry a rich widow he doesn't even love because of his desire. This has taught me that memory of childhood could make desire within us, for example, people who are not loved enough by their parents when they are young can suffer from a lack of love and affection. (193 words)

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