Реферат: The Cherry Orchard Reality Illusion And Foolish

Gayev: I’m sorry, but what utter nonsense!

(Later in the Dialogue)

Mrs. Ranevsky: Cut down? My dear man, I’m very sorry but I don’t

think you know what you’re talking about….

Lopakhin: If we can’t think of anything and if we can’t come to any

decision, it won’t only be your cherry orchard, but your

whole estate that will be sold at auction on the twenty-

second of August. Make up your mind. I tell you there is

no other way. (Page 621-622)

This inability on the behalf of the family to realize the seriousness of

their situation is due to their refusal to accept reality. If they had

recognized the situation they were in, and dealt with it, (they may have been

able to save some of their money, or even curbed their spending) they could have

saved themselves. Unfortunately, once things got bad for them financially, they

refused to accept that fact that circumstances had changed, and instead

continued to live as though nothing were wrong.

They adopted this illusion as a savior of their pride, and the illusion

eventually became reality for the family. Their pride wouldn’t allow for

anything else. They were too proud to accept that their social status, and

financial status was in jeopardy, so they chose to live a life of illusion. In

their imaginary situation, they were going to be fine. It is easier to believe

something when you really want it to be true. Unfortunately, outside situations

don’t change, even if you can fool yourself into thinking they don’t exist.

The illusion that they used to run their lives became the source of

their downfall. Since they grasped at their illusion so tightly, in vain hopes

that it would replace reality, they failed to deal practically with their

problem, until it got to the point where they had to. They were kicked out onto

the street, and had all of their material things taken from them. The most

important thing they had — their status — was gone.