The Man in a Case - New York University
medhum.med.nyu.edu › view › 1075Summary The story is told of Byelikov, "the man in a case." Byelikov, the Greek teacher at a provincial school, was extraordinarily orderly both in his personal and professional lives. A strict disciplinarian, he never made exceptions to the rules. He always did things the proper way, determined to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.
The Man In A Case - American Literature
americanliterature.com › the-man-in-a-caseThe Man in a Case is one of Anton Chekhov's most famous short stories. Dealing with the idea that there are "people in the world, solitary by temperament, who try to retreat into their shell like a hermit crab or a snail," it uses a tale within a tale to relate the story of Byelikov who progresses from an emotional "shell" to a real wooden one. This great short story is part of a trilogy marked by the appearance of the two characters Burkin and Ivan Ivanovich.
The Man in the Case - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_CaseThe story, narrated by Burkin, a gymnasium teacher, to his friend Ivan Ivanych Chimsha-Gimalayski after a long day spent hunting in the countryside, tells the story of his colleague Belikov, a teacher of Greek and the antagonist of the story. Suffering from paranoia (he wears a pair of galoshes and a heavy coat even in the warmest weather) Belikov clings to official regulations and insists that others do so as well, being suspici…