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A review by aliaareadstoo
The Darling by Anton Chekhov
3.0
After reading The Bet, I'm inclined to read more short stories from the author, so I found The Darling.
It's about the life of Olenka, which people around her nicknamed "Darling". As easy as the writing is, I can see how Olenka's life and opinion rely on people close to her. When she's alone, she can't form any independent opinion and on one hand, it's interesting to look at as I never have any thought from this perspective. Like, do we have to depend on people to form any say in anything we see, hear and touch?
It's impossible to say that she can only opine when there's someone with her. We too, depend on both living and non living things to structure a word or even a full sentence, because why would we say anything out loud when we're alone and there's nothing to say?
It's about the life of Olenka, which people around her nicknamed "Darling". As easy as the writing is, I can see how Olenka's life and opinion rely on people close to her. When she's alone, she can't form any independent opinion and on one hand, it's interesting to look at as I never have any thought from this perspective. Like, do we have to depend on people to form any say in anything we see, hear and touch?
It's impossible to say that she can only opine when there's someone with her. We too, depend on both living and non living things to structure a word or even a full sentence, because why would we say anything out loud when we're alone and there's nothing to say?