poopy
2006-10-08 13:27:53 UTC
The story “the bet” by anton chekhov, is a fictional story about a bet between two men. In an argumant over capital punishment. They make a silly bet that leaves bothe men without anything. This story was good because it had a surprise ending, interesting charaters, and great figurative language.
The surprise ending comes first. The ending of this story was a real shocker. It was a shock because the beginning was thought to be so predictable. just as the reader thinks hes figured out the end, the middle turns everything around and shocks the reader. In the beginning the banker makes a bet with the lawyer over capital punishment. Both the lawyer and the banker were over confedint of their abilities. When the banke