The Cherry Orchard Act I - Nostalgia

Any symbol has a specific significance to someone. Sometimes this symbol gives nostalgia of a memory. For example, my dolls give me nostalgia of my childhood. On the other hand, my mother has a lot of nostalgia from a piece of land (Tausa) my grandfather gave to her before he died. She tells me that is it is something she does not want to sell even though she has had a lot of problems with "paramilitares". This problem is something that she has struggled a lot with because, some of her siblings want to sell the land but she does not. What I can see about it is that my mom sees Tausa with a lot and nostalgia, and even though she can earn a lot selling it she will not want to sell it.

In the play The Cherry Orchard, Chekov creates a character that is in the same position as my mother. Lyubov Andreyevna, a landowner who has a special identification with her nursery and cherry orchard. She describes it and talks about it as if it was something very special when she said: "The nursery... my dear, lovely nursery.... I used to sleep here when I was little…” (Chekov I.324). In this quote she expresses the nostalgia that the nursery gives to her. Even though she has a lot to earn from it she will not agree to sell it because she has strong nostalgia towards it. This also happens with the Cherry Orchard, she will deny to sell it : “Cut it down?... one thing in the whole province that is interesting… it`s our Cherry Orchard” (Chekov I. 333), Lyubov Andreyevna has a close relationship with this symbols and they have a strong mark on her. Therefore, she will not sell the Cherry Orchard no matter what.

Poem Analysis

 November, Late in the Day



Lazyness is an issue that many people have. People are lazy for not doing their chores, wheather its homework, cooking, ect. In November, Late in the Day John M. Ridland narrates the afternoon of a lazy person. Ridland tells the issues people have with lazyness throughout this poem with a character.

He writes about many things that the reader might get identified with. For example when he says, "spoiled dog waiting to be fed. / Not now, dear warmth./ Too far to fetch. (Ridland 5-7). I am identified with that quote because I am too lazy to play with my dog. Sometimes I invent excuses so I don`t play with him. I`m also identified when the narrator says: "let`s make a wish/ and boil fresh water for the small teapot"(Ridland 14-15) because I want everything to be done for me. Ridland  is criticizing society because that is what everyone wants. However, it is something that will never be done.