The Darling Discussion
Club Chekhov - All Subtext, No Action by Lev Lesokhin
Episode notes
Another amazing caricature by Chekhov. This time, the empathy dial is turned up to 11 and we get to see the results. The Darling is a woman whose rapturous devotion and need for meaning from relationships has a stroke of familiarity to all of us. Professor Alex Burry and Lev Lesokhin discuss this wonderful tale about a woman who does so much, yet means so little.
Keywords
Literary PsychologyHuman ConditionAlexander Burry,Lev Lesokhin,St. Petersburg,Moscow,Bilingual,Literary Analysis,Main Character Syndrome,The Ick,Cringe Culture,Situationship,Human Condition,19th Century Russia,Psychology,Dry HumorPsychologyPersonality CaricatureThe Darling