The story of Chekhov's "Bouncing Up": a short summary of the work

In 1891, wrote the author's story presented here. It should be noted that the audience was very warmly greeted by Chekhov's Leaping Chest. A summary of it is given below. Researchers creativity of the writer declare that at the heart of it is a real story. Initially, the draft version of the story was called "The Great Man". Let's try to find out, reading the summary of the author's creation, why he changed his name.

Life of the Smoky Mountains

Olga Ivanovna, a young and romantic woman, married a thirty-one-year-old doctor, Osip Stepanovitch Dymov, who had practice in two hospitals and who also serves as a titular counselor. This wedding was the whole color of the creative intelligentsia: artists, artists, singers. Each of them was something remarkable and already a little famous. Olga Ivanovna also had talent in all spheres a little, at least, her friends assured her.

She drew a little, sculpted and sang. All this spoiled creative company led by the hostess spent whole days in discussions of exhibitions of paintings, theatrical productions and the appearance of new art stars. And people here sang, played musical instruments, molded and painted. The day of Osip Stepanovich began very early. First, he took the patients from his room in the ward from 9 am to noon, and then went to the other end of the city to open the dead bodies. Dymov was busy all day long until late at night. However, medical practice did not bring income more than 500 rubles a year. Dinners were dinner, as a rule, together. And after that, Osip Stepanovich went about his business affairs, and his wife went then to the theater, then to the concert, from where she came back cheerful and inspired only after midnight. Windy and frivolous draws his heroine in the story "Booty" Chekhov. A brief summary of it will help us understand the characters of the main characters of this story.

Spouse Relationships

Lived Smoky well. Osip Stepanovich adored his wife. He worked hard to cover the expenses of the young couple for entertainment. Olga Ivanovna, in turn, was also fond of her husband, explaining to her friends, to people creative, why she, such a beauty and clever woman, chose a simple and mundane person. The story of their acquaintance in the hospital, where the girl went to visit her sick father, and love, she told on all the gatherings with artists, singers and poets. She called him "my dear maitre d '" or simply "Dymov". Osip Stepanovich, the woman said that he has only one big flaw: he is not interested in art. To which the man answered her that he was engaged in medicine and natural sciences all his life and he just had no time to be interested in pictures and poems. Such different people, like Osip Stepanovich and Olga Ivanovna, could be happy further. What prevented their family consent, we find out further, continuing reading the story of "Booty" Chekhov. The summary of it does not distort the basic meaning of the author's creation.

Creative intelligentsia at the dacha of Olga Ivanovna

In the house of the Dymovs on Wednesday a creative company gathered, where new celebrities were invited. With each knock at the door, the hostess shuddered and pointedly exclaimed: "This is it!", Meaning by this word the invited "star". Dymov, as a rule, did not take part in these gatherings. The guests and his wife did not mention it. In this honest company was a young handsome artist named Ryabovsky. Olga Ivanovna was very proud of the fact that this illustrious man, she thought, told her that she was talented in painting. He corrected her sketches, praising them. Meanwhile, his pictures were a success. He sold one of them at the exhibition for five hundred rubles. Olga Ivanovna was happy: ahead of her was an unforgettable time of service to art and communication with gifted people. The period from April to July she intended to spend with friends at the dacha. Then she was invited to the artists' trip to the Volga, which was to end in late autumn. And now the woman has been staying at the dacha for several months. A missing husband, snatching a minute, rushes to her. But he did not find a warm welcome from his wife. She sends a tired wife off the road back to the city for a pink dress and gloves, intending to put them on the wedding of a familiar telegraph operator. Dymov immediately rushes to the station. What will end such a blind love for the wife of the protagonist? Who will make Chekhov happy in the finale of the story "The Bootyhead"? A brief summary of it will help us understand this.

Roman Dymova with Ryabovsky

The rest of the summer Olga Ivanovna holds on the Volga with the artist Ryabovsky. Between the young people an affair breaks out. Quiet moonlit July nights, the silvery surface of the river, brooding clouds in the sky, dark shadows - all contributed to the romantic setting of this trip. Olga Ivanovna recalled that her friends had prophesied to her the future of a great artist. She dreamed of glory, dreaming of delight and recognition of people. Especially flattered her that next to her was this handsome young blond genius - Ryabovsky. He confessed to her in love, calling himself a slave to her, wrapped it in his cloak from the cold and damp night air. The woman was happy. She rarely thought about her husband. Her spouse sent her 75 rubles a month, which, however, often was not enough to cover expenses. It was summer, it was time to return home. What awaits our heroes on, we learn, while continuing to read the work. So, Chekhov, A. P. "Jumping". A summary of the chapters or episodes will allow us to trace the chain of changes in the personal life of the characters.

Dymov guessed about his wife's betrayal

Cooling in the relationship Ryabovsky and Olga Ivanovna began as early as a trip across the Volga. The artist, whose inspiration has gone along with the warm sunny days, has become gloomy and unfriendly. He was burdened by a novel with Dimova, not hiding her indifference. Olga Ivanovna returned home. At first, she wanted to hide from her husband treason. But when she saw the joyful tears from the meeting with her in front of her husband and his gentle sweet smile, the woman decided that lying to such a person is a crime. However, Dymov did not immediately tell Dymov about the novel with the artist. And soon he himself already guessed that he was being deceived. After all, this novel continued in the city. From that moment Osip Stepanovich became sad, tried not to remain alone with his wife. Meanwhile, the relationship between Olga and Ryabovsky was at an impasse. The artist needed inspiration, and he found another muse. Once, when he came to his studio, our heroine found a woman there and realized that her genius had found another. She immediately broke off relations with him. It would seem that now there are no obstacles to the happiness of the couple. However, it is not. It was too late to correct Olga Ivanovna's mistake. We learn about this, continuing to read the story (its brief content). "Poprygunya" (Chekhov AP) - this is the material of the school program in high school. The works of the great classics help today's youth to form a correct approach to assessing spiritual and moral human qualities.

Dymov's Disease and Death

And Osip Stepanovich devotes himself entirely to the service of medicine. Sucking the film in a patient with diphtheria of a boy, he becomes infected and seriously ill. The disease is rapidly gaining momentum. Dymov is weakening every day. His friend and colleague Korostylev take care of him. To the patient's bed, the local luminary of medicine, Dr. Shrek, is invited. He comes and states the fact: Osip Stepanovich is hopeless. The patient lies delirious. But even now the gentle, quiet person does not complain about anything. And if he started to speak, then everyone would understand that it is not only diphtheria that is to blame, but also his wife, who has betrayed him. Soon Olga Ivanovna is announced that her husband passed away. A sad ending to the story "Cheaters" by Chekhov. The summary of it allows you to understand the depth of awareness of your mistakes the main character. We learn about this from the next chapter.

Later, Olga's repentance

For a short time of illness of the husband the woman has managed to understand, that the present talent and the great person is he, Osip Stepanovich. And how did she not see this before? There were strangers around her, to whom she was smiling. And now where are they? Do her friends know that she has a grief? Why does no one express her condolences? Korostylev, a close friend of Dymov, rebukes Olga Ivanovna in the fact that she has ruined her husband, a great scientist and physician. But the worst thing for a woman is the reproach of her conscience. She wants to turn everything back, forget her betrayal, explain to Dymov that it was a mistake. But, unfortunately, it's too late: you can not fix anything already. When a woman enters the office to her husband, he is already dead. After reading a short summary of Chekhov's story "The Booty," we conclude that one must correct his mistakes on time. And still need to appreciate and love the loved ones who are next to us. Unfortunately, it often happens that we do it too late.

We read the story of Chekhov's "Booty" (summary). In his reviews, critics called him "a pearl between novels." It is easy to see that this comparison is absolutely true.