Gooseberries | Topics for Discussion
1. Is the ending of the book satisfactory? Can you identify a climax to the story?
2. What purpose does Pelageya serve in the story?
3. In the last part of the story, what does the image of Ivan's pipe symbolize to you?
4. The story both begins and ends with the image of rain—at first pounding down on the land and in the end tap- ping on the windows in Pavel's estate. What does this image convey to you?
5. How does Nikolai's first appearance in Ivan's story compare with Pavel's first appearance in Chekhov's narrative?
6. What do you think...
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