Summary and analysis of the story about face

When we look at a picture, we can get an overall impression at a glance and make a judgment of appreciation or not But the novel is not good, especially the short story, which needs to be read before the whole conclusion can be reached For literary works, it's enough for ordinary readers to read them once, just for entertainment But if you read a good book in the way of a writer, you need to read it three or five times again and again to smack the essence of the work Nabokov's "concerning face" is a short story worthy of repeated study, because it contains many artistic techniques, such as structural transformation (perspective transformation), inner monologue and double endings "About face" is about a Russian exile named Anton, who has a decent and well paid bank job in Berlin, Germany, married a beautiful wife, had a decent apartment, and began to enjoy life But at a party, he met a friend called Berg, a Russian exile who had a good time in Berlin The man completely destroyed his peaceful life Berger often visited Anton's house and met Tanya, the beautiful young hostess Once, Anton was on a business trip and couldn't go home at the weekend He called his wife and told her that he would not be able to go home until next week But the business was cancelled unexpectedly He went home at 10:00 that night without notice Tanya is taking a bath in the bathroom Antong rushes into the bedroom He saw that Berg had just dressed and was standing in front of the mirror sorting out his tie Anton immediately realized that he was wearing a green hat, and he was so angry that he drove Berg out of the house Looking at the crumpled and disordered bed sheets, Anton is extremely indignant and even shed sad tears He wrote a note and left a hundred rubles, asking his wife to leave the house on her own Anton is in a trance He plans to go to the bar to have a drink In the middle of it, he remembers his friend mityushen who lives nearby Michushin and his companion Albert are good people After hearing that Anton is going to duel with Berg, they are very interested and decide to help him arrange everything After waking up the next day, Anton began to regret the decision to duel, because he would not use a gun, and the probability of dying under Berg's gun was very high Nabokov used several pages to describe his inner contradiction, which was humorous and profound Finally, Anton's two friends took him to the scene of the duel in the countryside But while waiting for each other in a pub, Anton finds a reason to flee back to the city In the end, the author arranges a double ending, one of which is the result that Anton yearns for: Berger didn't go because of fear Tanya looks down on Berg and returns to Anton Another result is the reality, he huddled in a dilapidated Inn, afraid to go home, afraid of face.