The Cherry Orchard is a play written by Anton Chekhov meant as a comedy but taken as a tragedy. The play shows a certain affinity towards the feeling of the people and the times that best represents what is called realism today. Romanticism let people get away from the restricted, logical views of living and focused on an emotional and overly romantic side of civilization. Realism changed the way that stories were written. The realists were interested with the authentic depiction of being, which often is short of structure. The realists were inclined to leave out plot in preference of personality and to focus on middle-class life and worries, steering clear of bigger, more impressive matters.
             Realism truly began in Europe and the United States during the 1840s and ran until about the 1890s when naturalism took over. The movement began because of a highly subjective approach to romanticism. No longer were people concerned with just the major events in a story but they also wanted to know how those major events happened. The people writing these stories were more interested in the aspects of a characters life such as where they came from, what their families past was, how much money they had, and that type of information. These writers were aware that the amount of money that a family had would directly affect how the character reacted and acted in certain situations. The writers wanted to give a sort of comprehensive view of life.
             The Ranevskaya family along with Gayev does not believe that their household is extremely close to bankruptcy. They choose to ignore the all the indications of their friends and even enemies that they need to change their ways or go through financial ruin. They continue to live their extravagant lifestyle no matter what anyone says. They are eventually forced to sell their beloved cherry orchard and move away. They are offered solutions and still refuse to see them as options because it
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