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A Doctors Visit" Lecturer "A Doctors Visit" The doctor had attended to the girl before and could have known that the problem was not a heart disease. He also was bored by the long incoherent telegram conversation. By sending his assistant, it was to show caring that at least he is concerned but did not want to get into the problem himself.The assistant is patient: He tolerates even the fluttering of Madame Lyalikov. This is as he is being interrupted by the long details of the disease, but he waits to be given a chance to talk.
The assistant is obedient; he accepts to go to a strange place by the orders of his boss. The assistant is hot-tempered: He gets upset when the governess said that the doctor of the factory had given Liz calibrate, but it’s high time to change. Korolyov said the factory doctor to continue attending the girl not to change.The family is as being desperate; this is shown when they say that they have gone to many doctors to seek treatment, but they have not succeeded. The family is seen to be loving and cooperative as shown by the strong concern for their daughter.
The setting of the story reflects a desperate family that is very wealthy, but the inheritor of the wealth the only daughter is ailing. The family is striving to do anything for her recovery with the doctors coming at home.IncidentThe initial diagnosis of the doctor he thought to be nerves problem that is common as the heart was normal. The doctors see the girl and by observation she is at the right age for marriage. This is a concern to him as the disease may be due to stress not merely heart disease.
The doctors had not relieved Lizanka’s concern since after saying it could be related to nerves problem, not the heart she sobbed into tears. The doctor was upset when he heard that Liz was being cared by another doctor since the governess said she needed change of treatment he thought it better to be treated by one doctor.Madame Lyalikov pleads for him to sleep since she feared for the death of her only child. The doctors felt uneasy since his family was expecting him at Moscow, and that was a strange place but eventually accepted for sympathy of the girl.
The doctor unable to sleep, walk outside and view the factories ad barracks. He thought of the family as having workers who are working under horrible circumstances being fine and undergoing starvation. The family is wealthy their cry is the cause of the Lizankas sickness. The doctor’s prejudices are being challenged when he sees the governess as the only happy person and is a figurehead, but the person whom everything is for is the devil.Mid-pointThe doctor after the walk coming to Lizanka realized that there is something disturbing her.
He realized that she was doctored, but the problem is loneliness. The doctor after knowing Lizanka’s problem become concerned and show her empathy trying to understand her and meet her needs.ClimaxThere is no that climax in the story, but it is crucial as the doctor talked to Lizanka explaining of the wealth yet he was not happy but sound sleep is more important than wealth. He advises Liz to go way if she does not find happiness.Theme This story is seen to be similar with the girl with a pimply face the appropriate theme is wealth is not happiness and what you do to others is likely be unto you.
Truth-valueThe truth-value of this story is as despite the wealth of the family and Lizanka owning the factory she is dissatisfied this is seen as money is not everything. The harsh treatment of their workers can be related to the suffering of Lizanka.ReferenceAnton Chekhov. (2010). "A Doctors Visit" http://www.eldritchpress.org/ac/jr/193.htm
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