First judgment (paragraphs 6-8): Kill the dog and punish its owner. I don't know whose dog should make the decision.
The second judgment (paragraph 9- 13): the dog is innocent; The plaintiff is a liar. The basis for making a judgment-some people say "this seems to be" the general's dog. "
The third judgment (paragraph 14- 17): dogs are "cheap embryos"; The "plaintiff" has suffered a lot and should teach the owner of the dog a lesson. The basis of judgment-the patrolman said, "This is not the general's dog."
The fourth judgment is (paragraph 18-20): call it a delicate animal and send someone to send the dog to the general's house in his own name; The plaintiff was reprimanded. The basis for making a judgment-someone said, "Yes, the general's dog!"
The fifth judgment (paragraph 2 1-23): "This is a wild dog" and "kill it". The basis of judgment-the chef of the general's family said, "We have never had such a dog there."
The sixth judgment (paragraphs 24-27): the puppy is "smart" and bites well, so it is a "good puppy". The basis of judgment-the chef said, "This is the dog of the general's brother."
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Creative background:
The chameleon was written in 1884. Before the publication of the work, it was just after Alexander II was assassinated by Russian voters (188 1) that Alexander III came to power. While trying his best to strengthen police rule, he also made some cover-up laws, which cast a veil over brutal absolutism.
1880 Lores Merikov, leader of the Supreme Council for Public Security, later became Minister of Interior. This is a typical two-faced, common people call him "the wolf's mouth and the fox's tail".
At this time, the police are no longer beating people with batons at will in the era of Nicolas Nikolai Gogol, but doing things of flattering and taking credit in a law-abiding bureaucratic way. Chekhov's depiction of police officer Ralph is the embodiment of czar's autocratic police rule.
Therefore, this work satirizes and exposes not only an ordinary isolated policeman, but also a Russian society that worships official positions and vicious czar absolutism.
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