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SATIRE IN CHEKHOV’S “THE LOTTERY TICKET”

SATIRE IN CHEKHOV’S “THE LOTTERY TICKET”. WHAT IS SATIRE?. Satire— sarcasm, irony or wit used to ridicule or mock ( The use of humour as a device to expose flaws in people, literary works, institutions, or society .) Satirical styles: 1.  Direct satire is directly stated

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SATIRE IN CHEKHOV’S “THE LOTTERY TICKET”

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  1. SATIRE IN CHEKHOV’S “THE LOTTERY TICKET”

  2. WHAT IS SATIRE? • Satire—sarcasm, irony or wit used to ridicule or mock (The use of humour as a device to expose flaws in people, literary works, institutions, or society.) • Satirical styles: • 1.  Direct satire is directly stated • 2.  Indirect satire is communicated through characters in a situation • Types of Satire: • 1.  Horatian—light-hearted, intended for fun • 2. Juvenalian—bitter, angry attacking

  3. ELEMENTS OF PLOT • SETTING: The Dimitrich household • PROTAGONIST: Ivan Dimitrich • ANTAGONIST: Wife Masha, the lotto ticket • NARRATOR: Third person omnicient • CONFLICT: -Ivan realizes that his wife is the one who will have all the control of the lotto money and she will not let him enjoy it, family members will also hound them for money (PERSON VS. PERSON) • RESOLUTION: -Finds out they didn’t win after all • THEME: -money as root cause of evil

  4. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS • 1. Describe the main character. Provide specific evidence from the text to support your answer. You should have at least two quotations in your answer. • 2. Near the end of the story, Checkhov switches the perspective from Ivan to that of his wife. Why do you think Chekhov does this? What effect does it have? • 3. Chekov’s story can be considered a satire. What is this story satirizing? Provide evidence. • 4. Explain the irony of the ending. • 5. Is the title of the story effective? Explain why or why not. Include references to the text. • 6. The tone of a story is the voice in which the narrator tells the story. Just as your own voice may have an angry tone or a sarcastic tone, so can a story. In what tone does the narrator tell this story? How is this tone established? • 7. What effect does this tone have on your response to the story?

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