In “Misery”, by Anton Chekhov, Iona, the main character, is oblivious to his surroundings, pain, and to the general public. He’s on a mission to find anyone who will listen to him talk about the death of his son. Iona is comatose to the world around him. He portrays this trait of unawareness to his surroundings, through lack of feeling pain, numbness to the cold and by inadvertently isolating himself from reality and his …showed first 75 words of 680 total…

…showed last 75 words of 680 total…Iona is unaware of his surroundings. In conclusion Iona’s characteristic of unawareness to his surroundings can be seen through his lack of feeling pain, numbness to the cold and by inadvertently isolating himself from reality. The story takes a powerful look at the lack of human involvement and compassion towards one man's grief, and makes the reader think that what others do affects ones actions in life and determines the way a person behaves.