The character of Stepan Chubukov in the story "The Proposal" is a wealthy man. He is a friendly and caring person who cares about his daughter's marriage. He is materialistic in nature and thinks about expanding his wealth and fortunes. Stepan Chubukov is a landowner and father of a daughter named Natalya. Stepan Chubukov is a landowner with huge real estate wealth especially the Oxen Meadows who is a land of dispute between him and his wealthy neighbours. Thus, both Stepan Chubukov and his neighbours hold grudges against each other. The characters of the story are written by Anton Chekhov.