One of Anton Chekhov's most intriguing pieces, "Lady with a Lap Dog," shows the vices that were so prevalent to society in his time. Dmitry Dmitrich Gurov was a man that broke many young girls' hearts. What went around came around for him, however, when he met his true love, Anna Sergeyevna. The problem was that Anna was already married. Contrary to Joyce Carol Oates "Lady with the Pet Dog," the story is told through the man's eyes and emotions. Anna and Dmitry had grown closer with each hidden meeting they had. They felt their lives were terrible because they loved each other extremely, but divorce was uncommon and highly looked down upon. They could only hide to be together. The story ends abruptly just like that: Anna and Dmitry working together to find the answer, realizing that there might not be one, but willing to fight untill the end.