Lady with a lap dog question: How is Anna different from Gurovs former lovers? Why is she remorseful? Why does the author call her pathetic? What kind of person is she? Does she undergo any transformation in the story or not? Support your opinion with examples from the text. response from friend: This short story chronicles the coming together of two people who have become disillusioned with marital love and believe in it again. Anna is different from Gurovs previous lovers because she is shy. She exudes a decent, simple, and pure aura. For instance, But here there was only the same timidity, awkwardness of inexperienced youth Anna Sergeevna was touching; she radiated the purity of a proper (410). She is remorseful because she has been deceiving herself. She despises herself who becomes a vulgar and lowly woman. And at the end, Anna and Gurov can only meet secretly, like a thief whose life has been ruined. The author calls her wretched because she doesnt love her husband and even rejects him very much. Anna is the kind of person who is irresponsible, audacious, and ignorant. She undergoes transformations throughout the story. From a shy encounter with Gurov at the beginning to realizing that she did wrong and developing fear and remorse, to finally facing her heart honestly and intending to fall in love with Gurov. But I think that if their love(relation) can see the light, they will not love each other so passionately. As the saying goes, pain and pleasure, torture and love pull each other to maintain the balance and last longer. Furthermore, the real difficult time for them has just come. For example, the most complicated and difficult part was only just beginning(420). They have to face the accusations not only from their own families but also the accusations from society (extramarital affairs).
