AN ADVENTURE

An Adventure

Take the Money and Run.

Karma is a Bitch.

Father is a good man but he likes to imbibe.

Then he brags.

And the adventure begins.

Definitely keeps you involved.

Nice twists and turns.

However, I was struck by the line: "And Anyutka lay there, poor child, hearing every word and shaking like a Jew in a frying pan."

Where does that come from? Why is the Jew being vilified here? If these idioms were part of the vernacular, then does it indicate how much the prejudice against them was ingrained in the society?  Why does Chekhov include this loathsome line in a story where Jews play no part? Was it to add flavor to the narrator -- to add authenticity? I don't know. But after what Jews endured in the 20th century -- one gets a sense of the almost casual venom directed against them most likely for centuries and one also finds the language particularly disturbing.