A Day in the Country

This short story is entitled A Day in the Country and written by Anton Pavlovich
Chekhov. He was born on January 29th in the year 1860, in Taganrog, a part on the Sea of Azov in
Southern Russia. He was the third of six children of Pavel Egorovich Chekhov, a grocery store
owner. He was a physician, dramaturge, and author who is considered to be among the greatest
writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short
stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor
throughout of his literary career. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my
mistress."
After graduating in 1884, he worked as a freelance writer and journalist related to comics. In
early his career, he mastered the art of one-act and produced some fine pieces. In 1886, he began
contributing regularly to St. Petersburg daily Novoe Vremia and that was when he developed the
style of calm writing. He was criticized by his opponents because his story lacked social
commentary, but at the same time, he was praised by authors such as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai
Leskov. In 1888, Chekhov was rewarded the Pushkin Prize and the very next year, he was elected a
member of the Society of Lovers of Russian Literature. He withdrew from Literature and turned to
Science for a while when his play, The Wood Demon failed in 1889. As a part of his doctoral
research, he made a trip to the penal colony of Sakhalin, north of Siberia, where he surveyed 10,000
convicts sentenced to life on the island. During the latter half of the year, he traveled all over the
word, including places as South East Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Middle East. In 1892
Chekhov bought an estate in the country village of Melikhove and became a full time writer.It was
during this time that he published some of his most memorable stories including 'Neighbors' (1892),
'Ward Number Six' (1892), 'The Black Monk' (1894), 'The Murder' (1895), and 'Ariadne' (1895).
The Russian storyteller played with themes of romance and marriage, but throughout most of
his life he did not take love seriously. He had occasional affairs, but he did not fall in love until he met
Olga Knipper, an up-and-coming Russian actress. They were very discreetly married in 1901. Sadly,
their marriage would not last very long, due to Chekhov's failing health. Their bliss would be short
lives, Chekhov died on July 15, 1904, in Badenweiler, Germany. He is buried in the cemetery of the
Novodeviche Monastery in Moscow. During and after his lifetime, Anton Chekhov was adored
throughout Russia. Aside from his beloved stories and plays, he is also remembered as a
humanitarian and a philanthropist. His literary work has been embraced throughout the world. While
many playwrights create intense, life-or-death scenarios, Chekhov's plays offer everyday
conversations. Readers cherish his extraordinary insight into the lives of the ordinary.
Between at eight and nine oclock in the morning, Fyokla, a little-beggar girl of six, is running
through the village. She is looking for Terenty the cobbler. She asked everyone she met, but no
answer, at last she met Silanty who told her where Terenty was, is in the kitchen-garden. The day
has hardly begun, turn along the dusty road towards the counts copse that lies dark blue in the
distance, it is about a mile and a half away, the cloud have by now covered the sun. Arrived in the
counts copse Uncle Terenty try to do the kind for Danilkas hand. The party comes out of the counts
copse. They walk along the edge of it towards the darkened road. As long as their journey, they
perceived what they have seen around them. Till the sun appears from behind the clouds and floods
the wood, the fields, and the three friends with it warm light. The air is warm and fragrant. They cross
the railway line, go down from the embankment, and they walk towards the river. Toward the midday,
all three sit down on the river bank to take a rest a moment. Only towards the evening our wanderers
return to the village. The children go for the night to a deserted barn where the corn of commune
used to be kept. In the night when Terenty comes to them to show how he loved them. Based on the
setting can be seen the tone and atmosphere is almost oriental romanticism, reflecting Uncle Terenty
did for the children all the day. Everything all the day that Uncle Terenty has done for them was
meaningful and useful for their life. Pull out Danilkas hand from the hole, taking them to some place
that can be taken the lesson of each place. The boy does not sleep, he gazed into darkness. It
seems to him that he is seeing all that he has seen in the day; the storm clouds, the bright sunshine,
the birds, the fish, and lanky Terenty. And the night, Terenty comes to them make a sign of the cross
over them; he puts bread under their heads. And no one see his love. It is seen by the moon which
floats in the sky and peeps caressingly through the holes in the wall of the deserted barn.
The conflict of the story which moves to the climax of the story, when Fyokla is breathless
and moves with a lagging step. There are tears in her eyes. She would be glad to stop these
inexhaustible wanderers, but to whom and where she can go. She has no home or people of her
own. Towards midday, all three sit down on the river bank. He has just seen the storm, the bees, the
ants and the train. Only towards the evening our wanderers return to the village. They go for the night
a deserted barn. The boy didnt sleep, he gazes into the darkness and it seems to him that he is
seeing all that he has seen in the day. He want to tell it to someone but there is no one to tell. When
he felt sleep, in the night, Terenty came to them and made the sign of the cross over them and put
the bread under their head. There is no one saw his love to them. Only the moon which seen Terenty
did.
The characters of this short story were Fyokla, Uncle Terenty, and Danilka. The main
character is Uncle Terenty, he is a cobbler. He was a kind person. He worried with what will happen
to her, because the weather was no friendly in that day. He has helped Danilka to pull his hand out
caused by an accident in counts copse when he wants to take the cuckoos egg for Fyokla. He is
smart person. He knew everything that was questioned by Danilka. Its about the beauty of the earth.
When he answered what Danilkas question, Danilka felt that what have he talk to him is so wise. He
has learned not from the book, but in the fields, in the wood, on the river bank. He is also a humane
person. He was care with the children. He puts bread under their head for their breakfast tomorrow
may be, when they were sleeping.
Mostly the figurative of speech in the short story that used by the author are personification
and hyperbole. The author used that figure of speech because mostly of his storys style is romantic
looked by how he was forwarding his story. He wrote the story full of deeply felling. Personification, is
giving the attribute of human being to an animal, an object, or a concept, it asks the reader to
visualize the literal term in human being. For example, the death penalty is more moral and more
humane than imprisonment for life. Capital punishment kills a man at once, but lifelong imprisonment
kills him slowly.(The Bet). no one she his love. It is seen by the moon which floats in the sky and
peeps caressingly through the holes in the wall on the deserted barn.(A Day in the Country).
Hyperbole is a way of speaking or writing that makes someone or something sound bigger, better,
more, etc. For example, he walks quickly without stopping and looking from side to side, as though
he were shoved from behind or afraid of pursuit. Fyokla can hardly keep out with him. They come
along to the village. Turn along the dusty road towards the counts count that lies dark blue in the
distance, it is about a mile and a half away. The clouds have by now covered the sun. May be it can
also be a metaphor.

Based on what have explained above, can be taking the theme that it is about the beauty of
the earth. In every their trip they talked about everything they looked around them. They were very
curious with everything they look. My criticism and evaluation is that in this world we can study
everything not from the book only, but also in fields, in the wood, on the river bank, and everywhere
and everything around us. It can be the knowledge for us and be better to mean what for we lived in
this world. What for the God create the human in this world? The human was created for thankful
and take care of the God given to them. And with others, we have to help each other when they have
problem. So that everywhere we were, we were protected by God.