Ivan and his brother grew up as poor chlildren living with his dad. As him and his brother, Nikolay got older they both got great jobs. One as a government worker and the other as a vet. Nikolay wanted more and more on his journy to freedom. The central theme of the short stoiry was all Nikolay wanted was a farm. This farm was to be filled with goosberry bushes all around. This is allo the man wanted in life. Nikolay became so lost in his farm and the pursuit of happiness that he would eat the non-ripe gooseberries and talk about how delicious they were.