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A review by andredias
A Dama de Espadas by Alexander Pushkin
3.0
"Two fixed ideas can no more exist together in the moral world than two bodies can occupy one and the same place in the physical world."
This short story was the first Pushkin's work I've ever read. Published in 1834, the story highlights the effects of Human avarice. As an analysis of Russian society in the 1830s, Pushkin delivers an uncomplicated story with a symbolic message about the consequences of greediness. In a later part of the narrative, supernatural elements characterise the plot in a strange manner. Reality and the unreal flow hand by hand with an ambiguous ending. An ending that might have different perspectives according to each reader.
When it comes to the writing style, "The Queen of Spades" is a subtle, fine story, with a precise and simple plot. Like a roller-coaster when uncontrolled, gambling and other vices can be a significant threat to our own well-being. That's precisely what the author managed to convey.
Rating: 3/5 stars
This short story was the first Pushkin's work I've ever read. Published in 1834, the story highlights the effects of Human avarice. As an analysis of Russian society in the 1830s, Pushkin delivers an uncomplicated story with a symbolic message about the consequences of greediness. In a later part of the narrative, supernatural elements characterise the plot in a strange manner. Reality and the unreal flow hand by hand with an ambiguous ending. An ending that might have different perspectives according to each reader.
When it comes to the writing style, "The Queen of Spades" is a subtle, fine story, with a precise and simple plot. Like a roller-coaster when uncontrolled, gambling and other vices can be a significant threat to our own well-being. That's precisely what the author managed to convey.
Rating: 3/5 stars