"The Lottery Ticket" by Anton Chekhov — Review

Anton Chekhov's short story "The Lottery Ticket" is a psychological study that explores the corrosive power of greed and the fragility of human relationships. The plot is simple: a married couple believes they have won a large sum of money in the lottery, only to have their dreams shattered moments later. 

However, the genius of the story lies not in the external action but in the internal turmoil. Chekhov argues that the true tragedy is not the loss of wealth, but the shocking self-knowledge of how easily harmony can be destroyed by latent greed.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://americanliterature.com/author/anton-chekhov/short-story/the-lottery-ticket