write a review on the story The Bet by Anton Chekov..
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The bet is an interesting short story that was written by Anton Chekhov in 1889. The story begins with an old banker recalling a party he organised 15 years ago. The party was attended by many intellectuals and clever men who engaged in various interesting topics, including the capital punishment.
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A wealthy banker holds a party at his commodious home, where a group of intellectuals argue as to which is the more humane punishment: a swift execution, or life imprisonment in a Russian jail. One kills swiftly, the other by degrees.
A young lawyer, asserting that he'd much prefer incarceration, and a life of sorts, to certain death, is tempted into a wager (in this case, a huge sum of money) levied by the banker that the young pup would soon change his mind were he to lose his liberty for real.
And so the lawyer is set up in solitary confinement in the banker's house with only the barest essentials, and no contact with the outside world for an agreed duration of fifteen years.
The human experiment that follows is wholly intriguing. How far would someone go to either prove a point or get their hands on a large amount of cash? How will the banker fare, knowing that his boozy bravado has led to such an extreme standoff?
This allegorical tale is presented in the form of a very short story and fascinated me from beginning to end. A thought-provoking concept, cleverly executed.
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