Monday, August 1, 2011

AFTER THE THEATRE


What strikes me about this story is how much culture has changed.

A sixteen year old regularly went to the theater -- and was actually inspired by what she saw there. An opera based on a novel that uses poetic verse. Okay so the opera is by Tchaikovsky and the verse is by Pushkin. Not exactly Glee.

She writes letters -- instead of chatting with so-called friends on Facebook.

She dreams of going to the country and getting high not from Crystal Meth but from simply looking at the vast night sky full of stars.

This is not one of Chekhov's masterpieces like Misery. But what is so compelling about Chekhov is he could create a story of a suffering old sledge-driver or of a wealthy capricious young lady -- and bring humanity to them both.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 17, 2018 at 6:16 AM

    I wonder if the girl is having a religious experience of some kind?? Cool breeze near her head..an orgasmic state..just thinking out loud any thoughts ??

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  2. MBMarch 17, 2018 at 2:58 PM

    My take is she is full of joy and passion -- and revels in that intoxicating time when a sixteen year old girl is completely open to the magical possibilities life offers and quite sensitive to the many vibrations dispersed throughout the universe -- if you want to call that a religious experience -- so be it.

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