Part 1 of Essay
Events and experiences in one’s life can alter one’s perspective on life. In Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet,” the protagonist, the lawyer, goes through a transformation as a result of his incarceration. From the beginning of the story until the end of his confinement, the lawyer undergoes a metamorphosis, starting as an optimis ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... by proposing a wager. He bets two million dollars of his wealth that the lawyer will not be able to stay in a solitary confinement for 5 years. The lawyer demonstrates his impulsiveness when he replies, “I’ll take the bet, but I would stay not 5 but 15 years”(160). The lawyer does not even reason about what he has just committed to. Furthermore, he raises the stakes of the proposal as a result of his confidence in winning the bet. Although he begins his confinement secure that he will be victorious, the law ....