http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/chekhov Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:48:03 -0400 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:48:03 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/70/anton-chekhov-and-the-development-of-the-modern-character By Sawyer A. Theriault - One of the most prominent literary elements in Chekhov’s work is that of character; he was a writer who had “great feeling for the inner emotions of his characters” (Freedman 1). This becomes evident through Ochumelov, a police inspector, in the story “Chameleon”. Ochumelov is walking through a marketplace when “all of a sudden the sound of a voice came to [his] ears”(Chekhov 1). After following the voice he discovers that it is Khryukin, who has come by the lumberyard to pick up wood. Khryukin claims to have been bitten by a stray dog and demands compensation... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:55 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/70/anton-chekhov-and-the-development-of-the-modern-character