The Darling Olga was quite a darling. She was quiet, compassionate, plump, and always had an ingenious smile connecting her two rosy cheeks. What was not to love? Unfortunately, she had a major personality glitch. She didn’t have one of her own. In the beginning, as Kukin was complaining about the rain on his garden, he said, “That’s our life for you Olga...You work, do your very best, always thinking how to make it better---and what happens? The public doesn’t come...but I still have to pay the rent (Chekov, 46).” In reality, this is symbolizing Olga’s personality, and simply foreshadowing what will happen when he dies. She worked hard at taking on his beliefs and opinio