was there any real relevance of fishing to the conversation ? full explanation (the malefactor)
Share
was there any real relevance of fishing to the conversation ? full explanation (the malefactor)
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Answer:
In A Malefactor by Anton Chekhov we have the theme of justice, poverty, responsibility, control and hardship. Taken from his The Complete Short Stories collection the story is narrated in third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Chekhov may be exploring the theme of justice. There is a sense that the magistrate is not taking into consideration Grigoriev’s position in life, a life that is filled with poverty. He appears to be dispensing justice incorrectly without taking in the full facts or having a care for the facts. Though it is true that Grigoriev robbed the nut from the railroad he has done so because fishing is his livelihood. He needs to fish in order to survive. So petty is Grigoriev’s crime the magistrate cannot see it fit to be lenient on him. Imposing a harsh sentence instead. Though it is true that Grigoriev’s actions may cause an accident to date this has not happened due to Grigoriev’s consideration as to where he takes the nuts from. It is also possible that Chekhov is suggesting that though Grigoriev is technically a thief he is a conscientious one. The fact that he was also mistreated by the guardsman who hit him twice suggests that there may be two laws one for Grigoriev and one for others. In essence a law for the poor and a law for those who have the good fortune to have money.