Culture Shock in Chekhov's Cherry Orchard Anton Chekhov's Cherry Orchard projects the cultural conflict of early 20th century Russia. With a historical allusion, Chekhov showed Russia changing with a "slice of life" in his play. The Cherry Orchard is not only a representation of Russian life, but also a euphemism of the change in traditional value. Cultural conflict itself is an abstraction. To explain it, it is the traditional culture that is unable to resist the invading one. In the comedy, each character has its own personality, which symbolizes the individual social level of Russian society. But these characters are divided into two camps, which are conservatives and investors; therefore, they conflict with each other in opinions. Subsequent developments will begin with a perspective of The Cherry Orchard to recognize the basic concept of the work. The second part is the changing culture that explains the historical context of modern Russia. Third, in a contrasting method, the main idea of ​​this part is an illustration of conflict. And, in the fourth section, explaining the symbolic meaning of The Cherry Orchard is one approach to highlight the conflict. Finally, the prospective development of the different groups of characters is another contrast that echoes their initial attitudes. In The Cherry Orchard, the dramatic development parallels the historical evolution of Russia at the end of the 19th century. Provided that the orchard is a miniature copy of real Russia, each character of the work represents the stereotype of its social status. In other words, the show is a condensation of reality. As for the plot, ¡§The work doesn't have much of a...... middle of paper......989.Gilman, Richard. Chekhov's plays: an opening to eternity. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. Jackson, Robert Louis. Read Chekov's text. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1993. Kirk, Irina. Anton Chekhov. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1981. Matlaw, Short Stories of Ralph E. Anton Chekhov: Story Texts Bachgrounds Criticism. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc., 1979. Rosenberg, William G. and Young, Marilyn B. Transforming Russia and China: Revolutionary Struggle in the Twentieth Century. New York: Oxford University Press, 1982. Rzhevsky, Nicholas. Modern Russian culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Senelick, Laurence. Anton Chekhov. New York: Grove Press, 1985.Zubarev, Vera. A systematic approach to literature: mythopoetics of Chekhov's four major works. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1997.