The Lady with the Dog

The Lady with the Dog is about an affair between the two main characters Anna and Dmitri . It all starts in Yalta where they meet and begin to have feelings for each other which intensify as the story goes on. The setting plays a large role in this story and not only consist of the location but also the change of season. Summer time instills happy thoughts for most people, and such thoughts were exactly what the two characters experienced. Dmitri seems to view women merely as objects for his pleasure and it is not uncommon for him to have more than one. Anna however seems to think badly of herself and seeks acceptance. As summer begins to fade away so do the feelings Dmitri and Anna once shared. With winter approaching their affair is put in danger because winter is a time where things slow down and become quiet. At the stories end it seemed to me as though they would continue to have their secret affair and possibly divorce their spouses.