"The Chameleon" is an early short story written by the Russian writer Chekhov. In this work, Chekhov vividly portrayed the hypocritical and flattering patrolman Ochumelov. When he thought that the puppy was an ordinary dog, he threatened to kill it and punish its owner.
When he heard that the dog owner was General Sigalov, sweat broke out on his forehead and trembled all over. Through the detailed description of the characters' changing attitudes like a chameleon, it effectively mocks the groveling appearance of the feudal defenders under the Tsarist autocratic system.
While patrolling, Inspector Ochumelov and his entourage were crossing the market square when they suddenly heard someone screaming, so they walked towards the noisy crowd. It turns out that the gold and silversmith Khryugin wanted to burn the nose of a homeless puppy with a cigarette butt, but the puppy bit his finger.
I saw the inspector and complained to him. At first, Inspector Ochumelov was very fair and stern, "Okay...whose dog is it? I won't stand idle." He loudly scolded the dog owner and wanted to put the puppy to death.
When he heard someone say that this seemed to be General Zhigalov’s dog, he immediately changed his attitude, "Could it be that it can reach your finger? It is a little bit bigger, but you are a big dog." Look like a big man!" and warned Khryukin not to play tricks, saying that everyone is equal before the law.
At this time, his entourage said that it seemed that this was not the general’s dog, and he began to “recolor” again, saying, “How could such a little bitch be raised by the general?” He said that it was the general’s dog. "It's time to punish it."
But someone said that when he saw the dog at the general's house, he said: "Khryukin, you idiot, you are the one who brought this trouble on yourself." ! "He changed again and again. When he finally learned from the general's chef that this was the general's brother's dog, he immediately praised the puppy loudly for being "dexterous" and "opened his mouth and bit this guy's little finger." After the treatment. "Incident," he said to Khryugin: "I will come to deal with you again! "Continued to patrol again.
"Chameleon" was painted in 1884. Before the work was published, it was after the assassination of Alexander II (1881) by the Russian Nationalists. Alexander III came to power and tried his best to strengthen the police. While ruling, he also enacted some concealing laws to cast a veil over the brutal despotism.
Lores Myrikov, the head of the Supreme Council of Public Security established in 1880, later became the leader. The Minister of the Interior is a typical two-faced person, and the people call him "the wolf's mouth and the fox's tail"
The police at this time are no longer the batons that hit people with their fists at will in the Gogol era, but beat people. The police officer Ochumelov portrayed by Chekhov is the embodiment of the Tsarist autocratic police rule.
Therefore, this work not only satirizes and exposes. He is just an ordinary isolated policeman, a Russian society that worships officials and nobles, and a vicious tsarist despotism.
The novel uses the social environment to describe the deserted, desolate, indifferent and snobbish society. Atmosphere, this is a true portrayal of the Tsarist rule in which the military police and military police were in charge. The detailed descriptions are used many times to specifically highlight the character of the policeman Ochumelov.
Revealing the society ruled by the Tsarist. Dark. The most prominent feature of this article is the dialogue description. It clearly expresses the character traits through personalized language and has a very strong satirical effect.
The novel uses the description of the deserted society. , desolate, indifferent and snobbish social atmosphere, this is a true portrayal of the Tsarist rule where the military, police and gendarmerie were in charge.
The detailed description is used many times to specifically highlight the character of the policeman Ochumelov. Characteristics. The most prominent feature of this article is the dialogue description, which reveals the social darkness of the Tsarist rule. It clearly expresses the characters' character traits through personalized language and has a very strong satirical effect.