Premium Content A Study of Ivan Bunin
By Natalia Martinez - November 01, 2004
In his short stories, Ivan Bunin frequently showcases the inability to attain earthly happiness. This reality is often manifested in his characters' attempts to return to the past, when the evanescence of joy was still a mystery to the protagonists' callow consciousness. In his story "Sunstroke," the repeated contrasts between light and dark succeed in paralleling the protagonist's psychological struggle. "Kasimir Stanislavovitch" on the other hand, exemplifies a man's attempt to rediscover happiness by delving into the habits of his youth, as well as his unavoidable destruction by the realization that he lacks the power to manipulate both the unassailable...
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