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The Reaction Essay In Anton Chekhov's The Niny

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The Reaction Essay about "The Ninny" The short story “The Ninny” was written by Anton Chekhov, who is a famous Russian writer. The story is about a man paying Yulia Vasilyevna, the governess of his children. He subtracted her money for various reasons such as careless actions, broken cups, and sick days. Although he was cheating, she did not dare to dispute. She would get money about the eleven rubles from the eighty rubles. He was angry that she often said "Merci" to him. Merci is a word in French language that refers to thank you in English. "Why did you say 'merci'" he asked. He decided to give total money when knowing she was been cheating by other employer. "In my other places they gave me nothing" she said. He tried to say her that "Do not be the ninny. “In the end story, he said sorry that he has played this cruel trick on her. In addition, he taught her, daring to maintain own rights. The story makes me realize about own rights, a dark society, and the real …show more content…

In this paragraph, I will focus to Yulia's employer. The first, I dislike the man who have been cheating Yulia. After reading the end, I feel good with the man. In my opinion, he looks a sincere person and a good mind. I like that he said "I apologized for having played this cruel trick on her." and he tried to teach Yulia giving to be a strong person, including gave all money with her. It is similar to my experience. I will narrate about my friend when we meet first time at Bangkok University. In the first, I looked her as a scary girl. She usually uses harsh words and likes to dress sexy style. We need to work together often. I find her real habits that are a nice person and do not a scary girl. She often likes to help others and she is a fun talker. After that, I told her and apologize that I looked her as a scary girl. Nowadays, she is a good friend for me. Habits of people are something that I have to learn

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