the theme is about misery, grief and melancholy
The theme of misery is the callousness of man, his unwillingness to share the grief of others. Man is very selfish and is not concerned towards the grief and sorrow of others. Thus the story depicts...
the theme is that there is more to life cause having a life is agift from God.
the theme of the lottery ticket by Anton chekov is how money definitely does not buy love and how, in fact, it has the potential to destroy it.
The main theme of the Anton Chekhov's Vanka is the universal plight of orphans and how they are mistreated by the society back then.