In “Gooseberries” by Anton Chekhov, Ivan Ivanovitch tells a story about his brother in which he conveys how he has come to think of the nature of happiness. What is his understanding of the role and nature of happiness in our lives? How does it relate to the ways one should or should not live?
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In “Gooseberries” by Anton Chekhov, Ivan Ivanovitch tells a story about his brother. The story argues that Happiness is a result of unhappiness and shouldn’t be looked at as the ideal way to live. He forces the idea that unhappiness is often overlooked and not paid attention to resulting in the world never achieving true happiness.
In “Gooseberries” by Anton Chekhov, Ivan Ivanovitch informs the reader about the story about his brother as it describes how his brother became a wealthy man. As we discussed during class is that Happiness is a result of unhappiness based on the story that showcased by the author. The author Ivan Ivanovitch forces the fact by how everything his brother had achieved will ultimately lead to unhappiness once his money runs out if the business he has fails.