I did like however that in this version the husband has a definite relationship with his dog and his son. I thought that this version was a little more graphic with how Anna was very confused with her life and how she cut herself. I liked the ending though because it shows that they will have a future together. I also liked how he made it different with who owned the dog and why it is called “The Lady with the Dog”.
In Joyce Carol Oates’ “The Lady with the Pet Dog” the main characters are Anna and her secret lover, whose name is not said. The story starts with Anna in a theater where she sees her lover, while her husband is in the bathroom. Her lover leaves and her husband comes back to find Anna shocked. She says that she is okay and they go home and we find out that their relationship seems very broken.
In the next part, there is a six-month flashback where we find Anna and her lover driving from Nantucket to Anna’s sister’s house in Albany. It is revealed how......
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