| Mrs. Ranevsky, a once-wealthy landowner, returns from a trip to Europe and is faced with the dilemma of selling her beloved cherry orchard or going into extreme debt. She refusus to accept change, and continually squanders what little money she has left. Lopakhin, a businessman, offers her advice by suggesting that she cut down the orchard and build cottages to rent out. Mrs. Ranevsky refuses, and eventually has to put the orchard up for auction in order to save the family. Lopakhin buys the orchard himself and begins his cottage enterprise. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - humorous Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Ethnic/Regional/Religion Other aspects: Poverty, surviving Yes Kind of living: - farm poverty Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 () Misc setting Writing Style Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |
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