Analyzing Plot

Chekhov’s plot in “The lady with the pet dog” is neatly worked-out. It’s orderly well. It begins with exposition of Anna and Gurov’s encounter and developed their lovers’ relationship. Exposition continues their experiences of love when they were together to their parted. Meanwhile, rising action began simultaneous with their parted feelings on each other. Gurov felt he must see her again. So the climax followed with his eagerness to see her. He traveled to his lover’s town to seek her. Resolution followed the last.

Oates’ differentiates of using plot are not sequential. Although she changed her plot’s order, her story still is easy followed to readers. In her “The lady with the pet dog” She didn’t use exposition for her story beginning. Instead, the climax she used first. The story lovers met again in the concert hall. We don’t know what’s happened in their past. Oates so used flashbacked in second her second part to give the exposition. Resolution also followed the last.