Platonov A. fairy tale "Unknown flower"
Genre: literary fairy tale
The main characters of the fairy tale "Unknown Flower" and their characteristics
- Unknown flower. An unfortunate plant that grew up in a lifeless wasteland and fought tirelessly for its life all its life.
- Dasha, a simple girl who took pity on the flower and brought her friends to help him. Responsive and kind.
- Lifeless wasteland
- seed
- Rain and wind
- Dust and dew
- colorful veins
- Corolla
- Girl Dasha
- Pioneers believe
- soil fertilization
- For next summer.
- On a lifeless wasteland, a flower sprouted from a randomly fallen seed
- He caught dust from the wind and guarded the dew, and his leaves grew in different colors.
- The flower blossomed and became charmingly fragrant
- Dasha found a flower by smell and talked to him
- The pioneers fertilized the wasteland with manure and ash.
- The following summer, many flowers grew in the wasteland, but the most beautiful grew between two stones.
Our whole life is a struggle, and difficulties and trials only harden a person.
What does the fairy tale "Unknown Flower" teach
This fairy tale teaches you never to give up, teaches you to fight for your life, for your happiness, for your dream. It teaches that nothing is given just like that, that one must earn one's happiness. Teaches perseverance and courage. But it also teaches compassion, teaches to help those who are in trouble.
Review of the fairy tale "Unknown flower"
The tale is certainly interesting, although some of the author's statements can be argued. A flower in a wasteland could grow beautiful, the constant overcoming of difficulties made it beautiful. But most often these flowers are very miserable and inconspicuous. I liked the girl Dasha more, who did not pick a flower, did not pass by, but called her friends to really help, to make his life easier.
Proverbs to the fairy tale "Unknown flower"
Life is in struggle, and struggle is in life.
Not everyone is beautiful, but who likes what.
Don't be born beautiful, but be born happy.
Any help is good in time.
Patience and work will grind everything.
To read summary, brief retelling fairy tales "Unknown flower"
A small flower grew in the wasteland. He grew up completely alone. The wind sower dropped a seed on a wasteland and it did not die, like many others, but got drunk with dew, disintegrated and released a root.
The root sprouted between the stone and clay and the plant began to grow.
Raindrops did not reach the roots of the flower, rolling down the clay, but the flower lifted the leaves and stopped the wind. The wind brought the smallest dust particles and they contained food for the flower. To moisten the dust particles, the flower guarded the dew. It was not easy for the flower to survive, but it adapted. He grew broad leaves to stop the wind and collect the dew. And when the sun rose, the flower was happy.
If there was no wind for a long time, the flower starved. The roots did not give him food and therefore his leaves turned out to be bizarrely colored - one vein is golden, the other is blue, the third is red.
In the middle of summer the flower blossomed. He opened a corolla of steel-gray petals bright as stars, and his enchanting fragrance was carried by the wind far around.
And then one day the girl Dasha smelled this aroma, who was taking a letter to the station for her mother. The girl missed her mother, and while she was walking, she kissed the envelope. And then she smelled a flower. The girl suddenly remembered a fairy tale told by her mother about a flower that also wept for her mother and therefore smelled bright, and went up to the wasteland.
She saw an unfamiliar flower, unlike anything else, and asked him why he was like that. But the flower itself did not know this. The girl asked the name of the flower, but the flower replied that no one called him, because he was alone all the time. Then the girl kissed the petals of the flower and left.
And the next morning, she brought her pioneer friends and showed them the wonderful flower. The children smelled the flower and admired its beauty and resilience. And then they began to carry manure and ash in wheelbarrows to fertilize the soil in the wasteland. The pioneers worked for four days, and then they abandoned the wasteland and began to do other things. Only Dasha came before leaving to say goodbye to the flower.
The next summer, Dasha again came to rest in the same camp and went to visit her flower. The wasteland turned out to be overgrown with flowers and herbs, over which butterflies fluttered. That unknown flower-worker was gone, and the new flowers were somewhat similar to him, but were a little worse.
Dasha became sad and she went back. But passing by two stones, she suddenly saw a flower, as beautiful as last year's. He grew up between two stones and was even stronger than his father, because he lived in a stone. And it seemed to the girl that the flower was reaching out to her and calling her with its fragrance.
Drawings and illustrations for the fairy tale "The Unknown Flower"
"Unknown Flower" - a work by Andrey Platonov. Despite the fact that it is intended for children, it has a deep meaning.
Features of the work "Unknown flower"
The special style of Platonov's narration is well known to literary critics. The author is distinguished by seriousness, in his works he always touches important topics both social and philosophical. At the same time, the writer created quite well-known examples of children's literature. Among his most famous works for children are:
- Fairy tale "Magic ring".
- Fairy tale "Unknown flower".
- The story of the cow.
- The story "Still Mom".
Everything said works unites one thing: a deep idea is hidden under a simple and naive style.
The fairy tale "Unknown flower" is originally framed. On the one hand, this is a true and realistic story about how the pioneers ennobled an abandoned wasteland next to the camp. On the other hand, there are many fabulous elements in the work (for example, a flower is talking to Dasha).
As always with Platonov, the language of the work is a little heavy. The author uses extensive descriptions, as well as many means artistic expressiveness, the most common of which is changing the order of words in a sentence.
Review of the work "Unknown Flower"
The fairy tale "Unknown Flower" seemed to me a very instructive work. She shows that the most best creatures in the world those who love to work.
I think that an unknown flower growing on a stone is like a person who is constantly overcoming difficulties in order to achieve great things. And although the girl Dasha and other pioneers helped him when they improved the land in the wasteland, the very difficult part The flower did the work himself.
The finale of the work seemed a little sad to me, because the flower died before reaching the next summer and never met Dasha again, his work continues to live. The fact that the descendants of the flower did not move to the fertilized earth, but continued to grow between the stones, shows that a hardworking creature (whether a plant or a person) never looks for an easy way, but always achieves what he wants.
The genre of the work of Andrei Platonovich Platonov "Unknown Flower" is very difficult to attribute to any particular variety. IN literary criticism The most commonly used term is " story ", however, it is more correct to attribute this work to literary tale . The author himself defined the genre as fairy tale . Indeed, truth and fiction intertwine in The Unknown Flower.
The beginning is reminiscent of a fairy tale: "There once was a small flower in the world." However, reality is already indicated in the next line: the flower lived in a wasteland where even cows and goats did not go and children from the pioneer camp did not play. The entire first part reveals the difficult struggle of a flower for survival, when a small seed, finding itself in a hole between stone and clay, was able to germinate, eating only dew and dust brought by the wind.
This story of a flower could already become a finished work in itself - a kind of anthem industrious flower. Then the work could well be called fable , because it contains an explicit allegory : behind the image of a surviving flower you can see the fate of a person in the first half of the twentieth century, who had a hard time in harsh years civil war, Great Patriotic War, in post-war years. In the understanding of the author, who himself endured many trials, this is nothing but allegory about the fate of the entire Russian people.
However, the appearance of the girl Dasha not only develops the plot, but also continues the fairy tale line. A pioneer camper in the neighborhood goes to the station to send a letter to her mother. On the edge of the wasteland, she smells a fragrance and sees a truly unusual flower: it resembled a star, because it “shone with a living flickering fire”, and it could be seen even on a dark night.
As it should be in a fairy tale, Dasha begins to talk with the flower and finds out that he has become like that, "different from others", because it is difficult for him to be alone. The girl invited her pioneer friends to look at an unusual flower. This is where the story ends and the story begins. The pioneers appreciated the heroic struggle of the little worker and decided to help him. They walked around the wasteland, measured its area and calculated how many carts with manure and ashes would need to be brought to fertilize the dead clay.
The children of the Soviet country sincerely wanted to help the little flower, so that it could rest, and from its seeds would grow "the best flowers shining with light, which are not found anywhere else." In this desire to change lives, the Soviet ideology is also read: children should live better than their parents, so parents are ready to endure hardships for the sake of a better future. And the desire to grow the best flowers in the world also clearly echoes the myth of the a better life in a country of victorious socialism. One of the mottos of the era sounded like this: "We were born to make a fairy tale come true." So the fairy tale of Andrey Platonov turned into a reality.
For four days the pioneers worked in the wasteland, fertilizing the land. Soon, the "garden city" once sung by the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky appeared on the site of the wasteland. After that, the pioneers lost interest in this wasteland and set off to travel, apparently looking for new objects for transformation. Only Dasha, feeling responsible for her little friend, visited him before leaving home. And then she remembered him throughout the long winter.
When the girl arrived at the camp again, the first thing she did was run to the wasteland, but did not find her friend. Yes, the wasteland was transformed: it was all overgrown with grass and full of flowers, butterflies fluttered over it and birds flew. The new flowers were good, but they didn't look like that flower, because they didn't have to fight for their lives.
At the end of the work, everything ends happily, as it should be in a fairy tale: Dasha sees a new flower, which, unlike her father, was even better and more beautiful, because it grew “from the middle of shy stones”. He was "alive and patient", like his father, but turned out to be stronger than him, because he "lived in stone." However, this flower no longer spoke to Dasha, but called to itself "with the silent voice of its fragrance."
Such a realistic ending, according to the author, contains a completely obvious idea. The fact that the flower hero could grow in stone and clay is wonderful, but it's not a fairy tale. Hard work, perseverance, striving for high purpose should be rewarded. Only those who truly strive for something live an unusual life, become special, not like others.
Of course, in a unitary society, when the idea was affirmed that a person is a cog or a wheel of a huge mechanism called the state, the writer's idea should have been perceived as sedition. The story, or rather, Platonov's true story, gives hope for finding one's own individuality even in the conditions of a totalitarian state.
As in other works of the Russian writer, a special style Andrey Platonov: unusual word usage (for example, “fell”, “embarrassed”), a kind of primitivization of the language through the use of colloquial words and expressions (“no”, “between”, “them”, “little by little”, “today”), violation lexical compatibility ("black fat earth", "grow up and not perish").
Platonov's world is always a living world, with its own feelings and motives. It's not even a personification - it's a special worldview. The clay in the wasteland is dry, which means it is dead. The flower guarded the wind, worked to "live and not die." According to Dasha, he does not just smell - "he breathes like that." In Platonov, the world around a person is really alive, with its own feelings, motives.
- "In a beautiful and furious world", an analysis of Platonov's story
About Andrey Platonov's story "The Unknown Flower".
There lived a small flower in the world. So begins the story of Andrei Platonov.
This is the story of a little flower who did not want to live sadly. Life was very difficult for him, but the flower did everything to survive in this harsh place - a wasteland. The wasteland was really empty at first, not a single blade of grass grew, butterflies did not fly, and even birds were not visible. There was only dead clay and cold stones. And the flower appeared, survived and worked day and night. He did not complain about anything, but rejoiced at the wind, the sun's rays.
And I also liked the girl Dasha, who accidentally found him. Maybe another girl would pick this flower. But Dasha understood him, saw how stubborn he was, how difficult it is for him to survive. The girl kissed the flower. She befriended him and decided to help.
Friends from the pioneer camp came to her aid. They worked all day to help the flower, to make his life easier.
And the next summer, Dasha saw that the wasteland had turned into a green lawn. New flowers and grass have grown. Butterflies flew and birds sang merrily.
I felt very sad when I read that the unknown flower had died.
But his son showed up. He was stronger than his father because he grew up right on the rocks.
Thus ends the story. He teaches us not to be afraid of difficulties, but to do everything to "not live sadly." And I also realized that it is necessary to turn a dead wasteland into a living clearing.
Permyakov Senya, 6a grade.
Review of A. Platonov's story "Unknown Flower"
In class, we read Andrey Platonov's fairy tale "The Unknown Flower". The writer dedicated this work to his daughter.
This is a fairy tale about a small flower that lived very hard, but did not give up. The main characters were the girl Dasha and the flower. Dasha is a very kind, sympathetic, responsible girl, she helped the flower. I told the guys from the pioneer camp, they fertilized the land so that the flower would not be lonely, so that it would be easier for him to live. A flower is patient and strong. “He worked day and night to live and not die.” It was difficult for him, but he did not back down. Having such friends who do not give up helps the world around you very well. I liked both characters because helping and striving are important character traits.
I especially liked the episode when Dasha walked past a wasteland and felt a fragrance. She remembered a fairy tale about a flower that was sad for her mother, a rose. Dasha thought: “Maybe this flower also misses its mother, just like me.” I also really liked the pages that tell how the flower worked day and night, steadfastly enduring all hardships. And also a place in the fairy tale, where the author wrote that “all the long winter she remembered a small flower unknown by name.”
This fairy tale taught me to believe that you can do a lot if you work hard and don't give up.
The peculiarity of Platonov's prose is that even if it is written for children and assumes young readers as the main addressee, it still contains a certain charge of "maturity" and philosophy. True, a child may not read these layers of text, but an adult can. The reader will be convinced of this if he reaches the end of the proposed article. The focus of our attention is Platonov. "Unknown Flower": a summary and analysis of a children's fairy tale will be the subject of discussion.
The birth of a flower
A flower has already arisen heroically. The wind carried the seed and threw it on a wasteland, among stones and clay. The wasteland became the home of the flower, and the stones and clay became its closest neighbors. His life was difficult. The flower ate little, drank little. He ate mainly dust particles brought by the wind, and, of course, he drank dew, which he carefully collected not so much with roots as with leaves. And even in such difficult conditions, the flower grew strong and grew. One problem: he was all alone. And this oppressed him even more than the daily struggle for life. The sad hero is given to the reader by Platonov. “Unknown flower” (summary) we continue to consider further.
Finding yourself. The flower has a corolla
The world is so arranged that no effort is wasted. So Mother Nature has awarded the flower with a beautiful corolla. Until then, the flower itself considered itself grass. And now he, of course, has become completely different. He had a fragrance, and it was now visible even at night. It is felt that they are imbued with sympathy for their hero Platonov. “Unknown Flower” (summary) is not such a hopeless essay, but this will become clear a little later.
Dasha
The fairy tale could have been like this: the flower fought and fought, and died alone, but then it would not have been a fairy tale, but a true story. Most of us are never able to change our fate until death, although we try hard.
In our story, events for the flower hero were more favorable. Once a girl Dasha was walking through a wasteland. She wrote her mother a letter and carried it to the station to post. Dasha was a good girl - a pioneer, and she loved her mother very much.
To reach her destination, the girl had to cross a wasteland. Walking along the planned route, she heard the sad aroma of a flower and responded to the silent call. Thus, hope creeps into the heart of the reader that the flower can still be well. How it will actually be, only those who read our article to the end will know: "Platonov," Unknown Flower ": summary and analysis."
The pioneer discovered a flower and was surprised at the dissimilarity of this plant to the rest of its brethren. Nevertheless, the heroes talked, and the girl felt the inner strength of the plant and marveled at its vitality. The meeting shocked her so much that in parting she kissed the flower on its corolla. A kiss as a symbol of approval and a sign of the path chosen by the flower. Thus, A.P. Platonov encouraged his hero. The Unknown Flower is not such a hopeless story.
Pioneers. Turning a wasteland into a garden
Dasha could not remain indifferent to the fate of the flower. In general, I must say, she herself did not arise from the void. Not far from the wasteland there was a pioneer camp in which the girl rested. Reinforcements came from him. Simply put, the pioneers came to the wasteland, began to measure it and figure out how much ash and manure would be needed to turn this place into a garden. And the pioneers managed to carry out their plans. I never saw their flower again. Once only Dasha came to him. Thus, as it turned out, a story full of hope was written by A.P. Platonov. "Unknown Flower" - if a fairy tale, it is very truthful.
The girl came to say goodbye to the flower. Summer was ending, the pioneer had to return to her native land.
Blossoming wasteland as a monument to the efforts of a flower
The pioneer came the next summer to the same camp and, of course, hurried to the wasteland, where, as it seemed to her, her friend still lived. But when the girl came there, she did not find it: there were fresh, but not so beautiful flowers. They were not so good, because they did not have the strength of an unknown flower, his desire to live.
But then among the stones Dasha noticed a descendant of her friend. The son was as strong as his father, perhaps even stronger, because he sprouted between two stones.
Platonov's story "The Unknown Flower" leads the reader to the fact that real heroism does not disappear, does not dissolve in the world, it stays in it forever, and the business of people is not to forget about it.
The main characters and analysis of the work of A. P. Platonov
We will go from macro to micro level:
- A life. Of course, this is the main character of the story, because without her the flower would not have been able to fight for its existence so desperately and passionately.
- Flower-man. If you allow yourself to decode the story, then it turns out that the flower is a generalized image of a person who is fighting just to live. Now such words as “self-realization”, “destiny”, “calling” are fashionable, but there are still people in our world who simply fight for the right to live. For them, existence is by no means a gift, but rather an ever-elusive possibility.
- Dasha symbolizing hope. A flower girl is hope. Having met her, the flower realized that his efforts would not be in vain.
- Pioneers are everything and everyone transforming Soviet authority which completely controls reality. Nothing is impossible for her.
This can complete the analysis of the story that Platonov wrote. "Unknown Flower" (including the main characters) was analyzed in sufficient detail.
