"The Bet" by Anton Chekhov: Character Analysis of the Prisoner

Wow! 7,883,995 minutes sure is a long time to spend in solitary confinement, and then not even hang around for the final five minutes to reclaim your prize. The title of this story is "The Bet", and is written by Anton Chekhov. In this story, a man takes part in a bet for two million dollars, under the conditions that he stays in solitary confinement for fifteen years. The man, whom we come to know as "the prisoner", stays in confinement for almost fifteen years when, with only five minutes remaining, he renounces his quest for the two million dollars. …