The summary The story is about two friends, Ivan and Burkin, who take shelter from a storm at their friend Aliokhin’s estate. Ivan tells them a story about his brother Nikolai, who had a dream of owning a farm and growing gooseberries. Nikolai married a rich widow and saved money to buy a farm, but he neglected his health, his wife, and his workers. He became obsessed with his gooseberries, which he thought were delicious, but were actually sour and hard. Ivan criticises his brother’s selfish and ignorant happiness, and urges Aliokhin and Burkin to do something meaningful with their … Continue reading The Theme of the story Gooseberries by Anton Chekov