Grief

• Writer: Anton Chekov, a Russian writer

• Characters:
1. Iona Potapov, a horse driven cab-driver
2. An officer
3. Three young men
4. A hall-porter
5. A young cab-driver
6. Iona’s horse

• A Short Plot summary: Iona Potapov, an old cab-driver has recently lost his young son to death by high fever, and in his extreme grief, he wants to unburden himself by telling about his son’s death to others, but no one listens to him, and finally he tells his story to his horse.

• (I haven’t provided a detailed summary due to lack of time.)

• Theme: indifference to others’ grief