What Are the Author's Purpose Behind the Portrayal of Turgenev's Anna Sergeyevna in Fathers and Sons', and Chekhov's Natasha Ivanova in Three Sisters', and How Are They Presented?
Authors develop their characters with certain intent, ranging from the presentation of a specific aspect of society to simply devices to thicken the plot. The characters are presented through narration, and even more through their dialogue and interactions, which helps the audiences formulate a clear conception of the characters. Is it also key to remember that of the two texts I will be interrogating Fathers and Sons' is a novel, where Three Sisters' is a play, which will affect character portrayal. This essay will examine the stimulus behind the portrayal of Turgenev's Anna Sergeyevna, and Chekhov's Natasha Ivanova, and the way in which these characters are presented. Richard Gilman's critique of Three Sisters' claimed it to be animated, often exhilarating, funny and deeply sad by turns, but never dull; far from being awkward, it's a masterpiece of verbal economy and dramaturgical grace.' Chekhov's goal in writing was to create a masterpiece out of seemingly uninteresting circumstances. Three Sisters' is not only a story about three sisters who never manage to get to Moscow; it is a representation of human love, loss, and salvation. Natasha drives many of the subplots, and it is her exploitation of the sisters' situation as well as their bad luck that allow for their complete loss of power and her position of dominance within the household. Chekhov intended his play for his standard gentile audience, and wrote his work to convey his social critique. Turgenev also directed his novel towards the Russian intelligentsia, but his work was much more misunderstood and misrepresented than Chekhov's. Turgenev's motivation in writing Fathers and Sons' was to try and created a balanced view of the different opinions of the time, he wanted to present, the swiftly altering physiognomy of those to belong to the cultured section of the Russian society.' Despite this attempt, Turgenev managed to offend both the right and the left, neither sure whose side he