What is the author's style in The Darling by Anton Chekhov?

Chekhov is known for his virtually plotless stories, which focus on the details of character, rather than the intricacies of plot. Chekhov's literary beginnings as a writer of short, humorous sketches can be traced in this "character sketch" of Olga Semyonovna. Every detail, event, and character in the story is designed to develop and illuminate the central character. Further, the story focuses on Olga's defining character trait: that she blindly devotes herself, in turn, to each of the three men in her life, molding her personality to suit the interests and opinions of whoever is her current husband or lover. By the end of the story, having lost all three of these men, Olga devotes her love to Sasha, the son of Smirnin, who is her former lover.