Theme of the ninny by Anton chekhov?

Answer 1

Yulia Vassilyevna is a foolish person, stupid, timid and weak. She is working as a tutor. On the other hand, Yulia's employer plays a trick on her by cheating her out of money she earned. He makes up silly reasons for not paying the right amount. The employer keeps on subtracting Yulia's salary because he wants to steal Yulia's money.

Yulia Vassilyevna knows that her employer is cheating on her but she didn't complain. Her eye is filled with tears and does not speak up for herself. She doesn't protest and defend herself. then she just took the money.

But at the end, her employer apologized to Yulia for having played a cruel trick, and on her great surprise his employer gave her eighty rubles.

Answer 2

In point of view, the suitable theme for this story is "Authority" because the writer, Anton Chekhov, controls the governess, Yulia, who is a symbol of submissive and nitwit people in Chekhov's society.Additional_to_that,_one_can_consider_%22submission''_as_another_theme_for_the_story.">Additional to that, one can consider "submission'' as another theme for the story.In my book ,this short story indicates the power of capitalism and suprior position of the rich and affluent people and the inferiority of the poor.It also reveals that ''money talks'' , so just the poor are submissitve and can't stand up for their rights . Moreover, they undergo any oppression without saying a word.( pouyan_mobasheramini@Yahoo.com)

Answer 3

Perhaps the obsequious nanny was not a ninny after all. She was given eleven rubles in her hand and above that the eighty rubles in the envelope that the employer planned on giving her in the first place. So perhaps it is true that "it's easy to be strong." No wonder she is bowing and repeating "Merci, merci".

Answer 4

The Ninny

By Anton Chekhov

Just a few days ago I invited Yulia Vasilyevna, the governess of my children, to come to my

study. I wanted to settle my account with her.

" Sit down, Yulia Vasilyevna," I said to her. " Let's get our accounts settled. I'm sure you

need some money, but you keep standing on ceremony and never ask for it. Let me see.

We agreed to give you thirty rubles a month, didn't we"؟

"Forty".

"No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay the governess thirty. Now, let me see. You

have been with us for two months"؟

"Two months and five days".

"Two months exactly. I made a note of it. So you have sixty rubles coming to you. Subtract

nine Sundays. You know you don't tutor Kolya on Sundays, you just go out for a walk. And

then the three holidays"...

Yulia Vasilyevna blushed and picked at the trimmings of her dress, but said not a word.

"Three holidays. So we take off twelve rubles. Kolya was sick for four days - those days

you didn't look after him. You looked after Vanya, only Vanya. Then there were the three

days you had toothache, when my wife gave you permission to stay away from the children

after dinner. Twelve and seven makes nineteen. Subtract... That leaves... hm... forty-one

rubles. Correct"؟

Yulia Vasilyevna's left eye reddened and filled with tears. Her chin trembled. She began to

cough nervously, blew her nose, and said nothing.

"Then around New Year's Day you broke a cup and a saucer. Subtract two rubles. The

cup cost more than that - it was an heirloom, but we won't bother about that. We're the

ones who pay. Another matter. Due to your carelessness Kolya climbed a tree and tore his

coat. Subtract ten. Also, due to your carelessness, the chambermaid ran off with Vanya's

boots. You ought to have kept your eyes open. You get a good salary. So we dock off five

more... On the tenth of January you took ten rubles from me".

"I didn't," Yulia Vasilyevna whispered."But I made a note of it".

"Well, yes - perhaps"...

"From forty-one we take twenty-seven. That leaves fourteen".

Her eyes filled with tears, and her thin, pretty little nose was shining with perspiration. Poor

little child!

"I only took money once," she said in a trembling voice. "I took three rubles from your

wife... never anything more".

"Did you now? You see, I never made a note of it. Take three from fourteen. That leaves

eleven. Here's your money, my dear. Three, three, three... one and one. Take it, my dear".

I gave her the eleven rubles. With trembling fingers she took them and slipped them into

her pocket.

"Merci," she whispered.

I jumped up, and began pacing up and down the room. I was in a furious temper.

"Why did you say 'merci?" I asked.

"For the money".

"Don't you realize I've been cheating you? I steal your money, and all you can say is

'merci"!'

"In my other places they gave me nothing".

" They gave you nothing! Well, no wonder! I was playing a trick on you - a dirty trick... I'll

give you your eighty rubles, they are all here in an envelope made out for you. Is it possible

for anyone to be such a nitwit? Why didn't you protest? Why did you keep your mouth

shut? It is possible that there is anyone in this world who is so spineless? Why are you such

a ninny"؟

She gave me a bitter little smile. On her face I read the words: "Yes, it is possible".

I apologized for having played this cruel trick on her, and to her great surprise gave her the

eighty rubles. And then she said "merci" again several times, always timidly, and went out. I

gazed after her, thinking how very easy it is in this world to be strong.

Answer 5

characters of the ninny

Answer 6

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