The case is used to store glasses. We have been aware of this since childhood. It comes in different shapes and colors. Sold in any optics, different price categories. Starting from 200 rubles and ending with several thousand.
What is a case, besides the usual meaning? We will find out soon.
The origin and meaning of the word
In the Russian language this word did not exist. It came to us from the country "overseas." The birthplace of the word was Germany. Futteral translates from German as "box for storing things."
In our language, the word “case” means a box or box where things are put. As we can see, we are talking about numerous things. Not only about glasses, as we are used to.
Case in the literature
What is the case, we found out. This is a box or box for storing some things. And here is the literature? Let's recall the famous story of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. It is called "The Man in the Case." The story is about a certain person, closed and non-communicative.
It all starts with the overnight stay of two hunters. They are in a rural barn, stopped for the night at the headman. Before going to bed, as often happens, they conduct conversations. One tells the other about the death of a man who lived in the same town with him. He bore the name Belikov, was ridiculous and ridiculous. Such people are single, they are able to live only in their shell. Hunters discuss Belikov. They do not understand his way of life.
This man was hiding from reality. He belonged to the category of people who do not tolerate change. Suspicious and cautious, Belikov pestering others with his whining. He dressed strangely, in any weather he wore a raincoat with his collar held high. As if trying to hide behind him from the world.
Fate cruelly joked with Belikov. He liked a girl named Barbara. They tried to marry them, but the whiner Belikov doubted such a need. He kept saying that marriage was too serious a step.
Barbara had a brother who could not stand Belikov. He constantly made fun of him, even came up with an offensive nickname. Once, a cowardly groom saw Varia on a bicycle. He was deeply shocked, because the girl should not ride such a transport. Belikov went to her brother. He, in turn, thoroughly crushed his sister's boyfriend, lowering him from the stairs. Varya saw the fall. She did not understand what happened. And she laughed at Belikov, thinking that he himself had fallen. The groom returned home, lay down on the bed and did not get up anymore. Having suffered a month, he died.
The person in the case is the one who is afraid of change. He is trying to hide from them in his own illusions.
Conclusion
We figured out the meaning of the word "case", its origin. We also talked about Chekhov's story, in which this word is used in relation to a person.