Vanka

Anton Chekhov’s story “Vanka” was written in 1886 during a time when poverty and slavery were a common occurrence. It is the story of a young boy of nine and his early disillusionment with life. The reader begins to see Vanka’s limited point of view early in the story when he pleads with his grandfather to come and take him away from his unhappy existence. What he doesn’t realize is that his grandfather is in no position to take him away because he also lives an indentured li...