(322 words) Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is considered to be a master of the use of parts in works of art. This expressive detail is central to the writer's work. Without it, it’s quite difficult to fully enjoy Chekhov’s work, so it’s very important to be able to distinguish it in the text.
Let's start with one of the author’s most famous stories - “The Man in the Case”. The main character of the work, Belikov, has been in a certain shell all his life, protecting him from the whole outside world. Such an important detail, as a case, is a red thread through the entire work. She shows us that the hero does not want to bring something new to life. He likes to be in the chosen framework. The need to put all things in boxes, wearing a long coat even in warm weather and other strange habits characterize the hero as a closed person. He is constantly dissatisfied with something. Belikov calms down only after his death, because he is again in the case - the coffin.
Let's move on to Chekhov’s other famous story “The Chameleon”. Overseer Ochumelov, who was trying to find the perpetrators of the street accident, constantly changed his mind. It depended on only one detail: who owns the dog that bit Khryukin? A normal person would not attach the dog’s belonging to special importance, but our hero is sick of reverence and is afraid of harming his superiors. This intense attention to detail also characterizes Ochumelov as a chameleon.
Another example can be found in the story “Darling”. Olenka Plemyannikova, after leaving the veterinarian and the regiment, felt lonely. An expressive detail - a chair without one leg - only enhances this feeling. The reader immediately understands that the life of the heroine is far from ideal.
And in the story “The Teacher of Literature”, a blue piece of matter in the hands of Manusi personifies her true, deep love feelings. And about the inaccuracy of Ragin, the hero of "House No. 6," we learn in food lying not on dishes, but on cloth. A vivid and very important detail is also present in the story "Death of an Official." Vitsmundir, dressed in the protagonist, personifies fear and fear of the highest rank.
So, the Chekhov detail helps us better and more accurately understand the characters and the work in general. This seemingly insignificant detail carries a deep semantic load, without which we cannot imagine a single story of the writer!
