The Resolution of Conflicts Essay -- Literary Analysis, The Bet

To live anyhow is better than not at only (Chekhov 1) , the short story, The Bet commenced with the conflict when the person had no choice further to engage between the death penalty or life in prison. The Bet was originally written by Anton Chekhov, a profound Russian short-story writer who surd a lot on human values and the reflection of the extravagantly selfish Russian nobility. And through The Bet he was able to express all those creative thinkers in two sides, the banker and the attorney with the conflict along the story line. The author introduced the story with a momentary flashback that the banker recalled at night what happened in the past quite of going directly to the party from fifteen years ago. Well, this flashback name for opening suggests that the event on the party from fifteen years ago was unforgettable. Moreover, this introduction style helps to pull the audiences attention and curiosity out more effectively. On that night, the banker and the lawyer made a bet based on the idea between life imprisonment and death penalty. The argument began with the bankers strong statement Capital punishment kills a man at once, but long imprisonment kills him slowly. Which executioner is the more humane, he who kills you in a few minutes or he who drags the life out of you in the course of many an(prenominal) years? (Chekhov, 1) and the lawyer had chosen lifelong imprisonment by indicating that To live anyhow is better than not at all (Chekhov, 1). To prove his philosophy righteously, the lawyer agreed to stay for fifteen years in the basement of the bankers house without the acknowledgement of the surface world. In exchange for those imprisoned years, the banker would give the lawyer two million dollars if the lawyer succeeded with... ...er and the banker had faced a lot of crisis when they decided to make the bet, endure the consequences on both sides for making the bet and make the concluding resolution or solution. Life is priceless freedo m, being able to live is better than accepting death. However, life is too short and unexpected you would die tomorrow or the second later. Therefore, The Bet signifies that everyone should not need to fight over pretty things like money and power because its learning that makes man priceless not the money (knowledge is power and money is imprisonment). Everyone just lives to the fullest and appreciate every slightest moment, event, thing and people who appear in their life. Even that moment is sorrowful but every suffering has some meaning in this world that helps us to grow and develop our unique identity, overcome obstacles and treasure ourselves with others.