The story "The Jumper" by Chekhov: a summary of the work

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The story presented here was written in 1891 by the author. It should be noted that the audience very warmly welcomed Chekhov's "Jumping Girl". A summary of it is given below. Researchers of the writer's work claim that it is based on a real story. Initially, the draft version of the story was called "The Great Man". Let's try to find out, by reading the summary of the author's creation, why he changed its title.

Life of the Dymovs

Olga Ivanovna, a young and romantic woman, married thirty-one-year-old doctor Osip Stepanovich Dymov, who had practice in two hospitals and served as an additional titular adviser. At this wedding there was the whole color of the creative intelligentsia: artists, artists, singers. Each of them was something remarkable and already a little famous. Olga Ivanovna also had a little bit of talent in all areas, at least she was assured of this.friends.

She drew a little, sculpted and sang. All this spoiled creative company, led by the mistress of the house, spent whole days discussing exhibitions of paintings, theater productions and the emergence of new art stars. And people here sang, played musical instruments, sculpted and painted. Osip Stepanovich's day began very early. First, from 9 am to noon, he received patients in his ward, and then went to the other end of the city to open the corpses of the dead. Dymov was busy all day long until late in the evening. However, medical practice did not generate income of more than 500 rubles a year. As a rule, the couple dined together. And after that, Osip Stepanovich went about his work, and his wife went either to the theater or to a concert, from which she returned cheerful and inspired only after midnight. Windy and frivolous, Chekhov draws his heroine in the story "The Jumper". A brief summary of it will help us understand the characters of the main characters in this story.

Spousal relationship

The Dymovs lived well. Osip Stepanovich adored his wife. He worked hard to cover the expenses of the young wife for entertainment events. Olga Ivanovna, in turn, also loved her husband, explaining to her friends, creative people, why she, being so beautiful and smart, chose a simple and down to earth person.

The story of their acquaintance in the hospital, where the girl went to visit her sick father, and she told love at all gatherings withartists, singers and poets. She called him "my dear maître d'" or simply "Dymov". A woman told Osip Stepanovich that he had only one big drawback: he was not interested in art. To which the man answered her that he had been engaged in medicine and the natural sciences all his life and he simply had no time to be interested in paintings and poetry. Such different people as Osip Stepanovich and Olga Ivanovna could be happy even further. What prevented their family harmony, we will find out further, continuing to read the story "The Jumper" by Chekhov. Its summary does not distort the main meaning of the author's creation.

Creative intelligentsia at Olga Ivanovna's dacha

A creative company gathered on Wednesdays at the Dymovs' house, where newly-minted celebrities were necessarily invited. At every knock on the door, the hostess shuddered and exclaimed meaningfully: "It's him!", meaning by this word the invited "star". Dymov, as a rule, did not participate in these gatherings. The guests and the wife did not even remember him.

This honest company included a young handsome artist by the name of Ryabovsky. Olga Ivanovna was very proud that this illustrious, as it seemed to her, man told her that she was talented in painting. He corrected her sketches, praising them. Meanwhile, his own paintings were a success. He sold one of them at the exhibition for five hundred rubles. Olga Ivanovna was happy: ahead of her was an unforgettable time of service to art and communication with gifted people. Period from April to Julyshe intended to spend with friends in the country. Then she was invited on a trip of artists to the Volga, which was supposed to end in late autumn. And now the woman has been staying at the dacha for several months. The bored husband, snatching a moment, rushes to her. But he did not find a warm welcome from his wife here. She sends her husband tired from the road back to the city for a pink dress and gloves, intending to wear them to the wedding of a familiar telegrapher. Dymov immediately rushes to the station. How will such blind love for the wife of the protagonist end? Whom will Chekhov make happy at the end of the story "The Jumper"? A brief summary of it will help us understand this.

Roman Dymova with Ryabovsky

Olga Ivanovna spends the rest of the summer on the Volga with the artist Ryabovsky. Romance breaks out between young people.

Quiet moonlit July nights, the silvery surface of the river, thoughtful clouds in the sky, dark shadows - everything contributed to the romantic atmosphere of this trip. Olga Ivanovna recalled that her friends prophesied for her the future of a great artist. She dreamed of glory, dreaming of the admiration and recognition of people. She was especially flattered by the fact that next to her was this handsome young blond genius - Ryabovsky. He confessed his love to her, calling himself her slave, wrapped her in his cloak from the cold and damp night air. The woman was happy. She rarely mentioned her husband. Her husband sent her 75 rubles a month, which, however, was often not enough to cover expenses. Summer is over and it's time to go home. What awaits ourheroes further, we will find out by continuing to read the work. So, Chekhov A. P. "Jumper". A summary of the chapters or episodes will allow us to trace the chain of changes in the personal lives of the characters.

Dymov guesses about his wife's betrayal

Cooling in relations between Ryabovsky and Olga Ivanovna began on a trip along the Volga. The artist, whose inspiration had gone with the warm sunny days, became gloomy and unfriendly. He was burdened by an affair with Dymova, not hiding his indifference. Olga Ivanovna returned home. At first, she wanted to hide the betrayal from her husband. But when she saw joyful tears from meeting her in front of her husband’s eyes and his meek, sweet smile, the woman decided that lying to such a person was a crime. However, the young wife did not immediately tell Dymov about the affair with the artist.

And soon he himself already guessed that he was being deceived. After all, this romance continued already in the city. From that moment, Osip Stepanovich became sad, tried not to be alone with his wife. Meanwhile, relations between Olga and Ryabovsky reached an impasse. The artist needed inspiration, and he found another muse. Once, having come to his workshop, our heroine found a woman there and realized that her genius had found another. She immediately broke off her relationship with him. It would seem that now there are no obstacles to the happiness of the spouses. However, it is not. It was too late for Olga Ivanovna to correct the mistake. We learn about this by continuing to read the story (its summary). "Jumper" (Chekhov A. P.) is the material of the school curriculum in seniorclasses. The works of the great classic help today's youth form the right approach to assessing spiritual and moral human qualities.

Dymov's illness and death

And Osip Stepanovich gives his all to the service of medicine. Sucking out the films from a boy with diphtheria, he becomes infected and becomes seriously ill. The disease is rapidly gaining momentum. Dymov is getting weaker every day. He is looked after by his friend and colleague Korostylev. The local luminary of medicine, Dr. Shrek, is invited to the patient's bedside. He comes and states the fact: Osip Stepanovich is hopeless. The patient is delirious. But even now, a meek, quiet person does not complain about anything. And if he started talking, then it would become clear to everyone that not only diphtheria is to blame here, but also his wife, who cheated on him. Soon Olga Ivanovna is announced that her husband has died. The sad ending of the story "The Jumper" by Chekhov. Its brief content allows you to understand the depth of awareness of your mistake by the main character. We will learn about this in the next chapter.

Olga's late remorse

During the short time of her husband's illness, the woman managed to understand that the real talent and great man is he, Osip Stepanovich. And how had she not seen this before? Around her were strangers, whom she smiled at. Now where are they? Do her friends know that she is in grief? Why is no one in a hurry to express condolences to her? Korostylev, a close friend of Dymov, reproaches Olga Ivanovna that it was she who ruined her husband, a great scientist and physician. But the worst thing for a woman is the reproaches of her conscience. She wants to return everything back, forget her betrayal,explain to Dymov that it was a mistake. But, unfortunately, it is too late: it is already impossible to fix something. When a woman enters her husband's office, he is already dead. After reading the summary of Chekhov's story "The Jumper", we conclude that our mistakes need to be corrected in time. And we also need to appreciate and love close people who are next to us. Unfortunately, it often happens that we do it too late.

We read Chekhov's short story "The Jumper". In their reviews, critics called it "the pearl between short stories". It is easy to see that this comparison is absolutely fair.