The futility of his dedications to the estate is revealed efforts when the professor suggests selling the estate. Although he does, at certain points, consider what he has done for real happiness, the cruel fact is that he has wasted his life in vain. Failing to establish his own self-worth, Vanya is obsessed with his contribution, dedication, and sacrifice to support the professor’s study. We uttered your name with reverence” (Chekhov, 592). For example, the following sentence demonstrates how he regards the professor as a valuable figure with the highest respect: “By day we talked about you and your work. Moreover, Uncle Vanya admires the professor. He gave up his share of the inheritance, sacrificed opportunities to pursuing personal wealth and developing a professional career, and dedicated his youth to work in the estate to pay off the mortgage. In the play, Uncle Vanya has been managing the estate for the professor for over twenty-five years. The map plays an important role as a symbol for Vanya’s wasted “no use to anyone” (Chekhov, 595) life, and the general futility of all the character’s lives. But why is such a map of Africa in a Russian rural estate? Chekhov deliberately includes this surprising detail in the scene to demonstrate how tedious it is for Vanya to manage the estate. The introductory directions before the fourth act describe the intriguing furnishing of Voynitsky’s (Uncle Vanya’s) bedroom: “On the wall, a map of Africa, apparently of no use to anyone” (Chekhov, 595).
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |