Anton Chekhov: the Father of the Modern the Modern Character

A very controversial writer of his time, Anton Chekhov, was a man who overcame numerous difficulties throughout his lifetime. Anton Chekhov was a Russian dramatist and author; many consider him to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His plays and short stories are held in high esteem by scholars worldwide. From the beginning of his writing career, Anton Chekhov was recognized for his originality, and through the perception of his characters and short stories he managed to change the future with his non-formulaic endings, and critical modern characters. Anton Chekhov was born in Taganrog, Southern Russia on January 17th, 1860. His ancestry consider of his father, Paul, who operated a small grocery store, and his grandfather who bought his way to freedom. Being one of six children, he maintained a good relationship with the rest of his family (Kunitz 55). He is known for his exploration in different human aspects of universal human situations throughout his writings. Originally when his father’s business failed, Chekhov started writing short stories about contemporary Russian life. This event helped catapult his writing career ("Anton Chekhov"). As once stated by Andrei Malaev-Babel, “Anton Chekhov has been and remains a moral compass; generations of Russians have measured their lives against Chekhov 's.” The societal impact of Chekhov on the Russian community accurately shows that writers played a big role in societies. Chekhov, unintentionally, swayed the future of writing towards more realism and idealism with his unconventional endings and modern character. During most of his childhood, Anton Chekhov was very reserved and undemonstrative. Anton Chekhov’s education started when he began to attend a second-rate Greek school in Taganrog (Kunitz 52). Being an average pupil, he managed to gain a reputation for his satirical comments and for his pranks. Anton Chekhov’s inspiration was not something that he merely stumbled upon, it