Essay “K.G. Paustovsky “Golden Rose”. "golden rose" and writing in the story "precious dust"
Writers - creators, custodians and lovers of books
I. Organizational moment
(Congratulations on the beginning of the school year, introduction, message about the volume of the literature course in 6th grade: three lessons per week.)
We are starting a new one academic year, he shares yours school life in half. Now, every day, you will have less and less time left to study at school than you have already studied. And how much more do you have to read, decide, think about! You grow up and know how to do more and more. Fifth graders already seem small to you, but just a year ago you were the same. Let's remember what we read in literature lessons, what books we discussed.
II. Updating knowledge (slide 1)
– What is the name of the traditional beginning of a fairy tale? (Begin.)
– What types of fairy tales do you know? (Magical, everyday, fairy tales about animals.)
– What fairy tales did we read in 5th grade? (Folk tales “Ivan - peasant son and the miracle Yudo", "The Frog Princess", "The Crane and the Heron", "The Soldier's Overcoat"; literary
fairy tales by V.A. Zhukovsky, A.S. Pushkin, A. Pogorelsky, K.G. Paustovsky, S.Ya. Marshak, H.K. Andersen.)
– How do literary fairy tales differ from folk tales? (Approximate answer. Literary fairy tales have an author, folk tales have an author - the people; literary fairy tales have no variants, unlike folk tales they are written in the language fiction, their plot is usually more developed, pictures of real life are adjacent to miracles, etc.)
– The heroine of which Russian folk tale is an enchanted beauty? (“The Frog Princess.”)
– Which literary fairy tale is based on the Russian folk tale, recorded by A.S. Pushkin from the words of nanny Arina Rodionovna: “The princess got lost in the forest. Finds the house empty - cleans it. Twelve brothers arrive. “Ah,” they say, “there was someone here - either a man or a woman: if it’s a man, he’d be our father or brother; if a woman, be our mother or sister...”? (“The Tale of the Dead Princess...”)
– Determine the genre of the work based on the following criteria: it short story, often poetic, usually about animals speaking and acting like humans; in this
The story has a moral - the idea of the story. (This is a fable.)
– Name the most famous Russian fabulist. (Ivan Andreevich Krylov.)
– What fables by I.A. Do you remember Krylov? (Fable auction: whoever names the fable last wins.)
– From which poem are these lines: “Dear son, / I have already forgotten the distant homeland / The gloomy land ...”? (From the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila” by A.S. Pushkin.)
– In the text of the poem “Ruslan and Lyudmila” there are the lines: “The lamp goes out, the smoke runs ...”, “Hope dies, faith goes out ...” What words are used in figurative meaning? (Runs,
dies, goes out.)
– What are such means called? artistic expression? (Personification, metaphor.)
– In which work by N.V. Gogol's hero commits for the sake of his beloved extraordinary journey riding on the line? (In the fairy tale “The Night Before Christmas” from the series “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”.)
– What other works by N.V. Have you read Gogol? (“Enchanted place.”)
– What work by M. Yu. Lermontov tells about the events Patriotic War? (“Borodino.”)
– Restore Lermontov’s lines.(slide 2)
Well, it was a day!
Through the smoke... (volatile)
The French moved... (like clouds)
And everything is at our redoubt.
– What words did you insert (from the point of view of artistic expression)? (Epithet, comparison.)
– In which literary fairy tales does nature help girl heroines? (" Snow Queen» H.K. Andersen, “Twelve Months” by S.Ya. Marshak.)
– Name the genre of these works. (Tale)
– What did you read in the summer?(slide 3)
– What books do you remember?
– What did you like about the books you read?
III. Work on the topic of the lesson
1 Introduction to the textbook(slide 4)
– The textbook consists of two parts. Who are the authors and compilers of the textbook? (V.P. Polukhina, V.Ya. Korovina, V.P. Zhuravlev, V.I. Korovin.)
– Look at the reproductions of paintings on the cover and endpapers, read the poems.
– Look at the table of contents, determine the path for the whole year.
We will go from folklore to ancient Russian literature, from her to Russian XVIII literature, XIX and XX centuries, then we will get acquainted with some poetic works peoples of Russia and partly from foreign literature– from antiquity to the twentieth century.
– How do the sections of literature to be studied relate to the illustrations on the cover and endpapers?
Please note short dictionary literary terms at the end of part 2 of the textbook, which will help you independently understand some complex issues.
2 Reading the article “Calling for the Road”(p. 3, 4) (slide 5)
IV. Reinforcing the material learned
(Work on questions and assignments 1, 2, 5 of the “Test yourself” section (p. 4, 5).)
V. Summing up the lesson
We use textbooks in all lessons, but the literature textbook is special. With its help, we can not only read works, but also try to understand how they are born, plunge into their depth, and penetrate into the secrets writing skills, learn to read for real, that is, thoughtfully and joyfully.
(slide 6) At K.G. Paustovsky has a book about the secrets of writing - “Golden Rose”. It opens with a story in which the hero, former French army soldier Jean Chamet, dreams of giving the little girl Suzanne an extraordinary golden rose that brings happiness. But where can scavenger Shamet get gold?
“He usually threw out all the rubbish that had been swept out of the craft establishments during the day. But after that... he stopped throwing dust out of the jewelry workshops. He began to secretly collect it in a bag and take it to his shack. The neighbors decided that the garbage man had moved. Few people knew that this dust contained a certain amount of gold powder, since jewelers always grind off a little gold when working.
Shamet decided to sift gold from jewelry dust, make a small ingot from it, and forge a small rose from this ingot for Suzanne’s happiness.”
Suzanne grew up, life did not spoil her, and she still believed in the flower of happiness that Shamet told her about. But the poor scavenger died without ever meeting Suzanne again.
A golden rose came to the writer, who wrote in his notes: “Every minute, every word and look thrown by chance, every deep or humorous thought, every imperceptible movement human heart, just like the flying fluff of a poplar or the fire of a star in a night puddle - all these are grains of gold dust.
We, writers, have been extracting them for decades, these millions of grains of sand, collecting them unnoticed by ourselves, turning them into an alloy and then forging from this alloy our “golden rose” - a story, novel or poem.”
Why did the golden rose become a symbol of writing?
The writer does not just write “out of inspiration,” he for a long time he collects life material bit by bit, transforms it with the power of his imagination, “forges” a work that can bring happiness to the reader.
Homework (slide 7)
1 Answer the questions and complete tasks 3, 4 of the “Test yourself” section (p. 5).
2 Execute creative task(p. 5).
3 Individually: prepare a message about Christmas and New Year calendar and ritual songs; pick up carols and prepare as a class.
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Writers are creators, preservers and lovers of books...
Well, there was a day Through the smoke... The French moved,..., And everyone came to our redoubt.
What books did you read in the summer? What do you remember? What do you want to re-read again? Let's get acquainted with the textbook
How should you read a book? Why is a book compared to a road? Why is it so important to know large number books? What was the book for A.S. Pushkin and L.N. Tolstoy? Which book by L.N. Tolstoy considered the most important? Which of V. Shklovsky’s thoughts seemed especially important to you? Working with the textbook. Page 3-4.
Homework (optional): 1. Answer questions and complete tasks 3, 4 sections “Test yourself” (p. 5) (written) 2. Complete a creative task (p. 5) (written) 3. Individually: prepare a message about Christmas and New Year calendar and ritual songs; pick up for the olyadka.
The book “Golden Rose” was written by Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky in adulthood, when every person in most cases has already experienced the most beautiful moments of his life, when the stupid mistakes of youth are left behind, when incorrectly pronounced words are reconsidered, rash actions are reconsidered, and finally, when he simply can say: “I have learned life!” But at the same time, a saving thought flashes through his head: “Maybe this is not the end yet? Maybe the best is yet to come? What if we start now new life?.. A life full of happiness, without mistakes and blunders...”
What is needed for this? You just need to look back, rethink everything you’ve lived, weigh all the pros and cons and be sure to draw a conclusion, even if only for yourself. The result of this rethinking is different people is expressed in different ways: some start life anew, others write memoirs, and some reflect on life in general. Thus, in his beautiful and surprisingly deep book “Golden Rose” Paustovsky not only revealed the problem of ideological justification literary creativity and expressed his “understanding of writing,” but also revealed to us some meaning of life. After all, it is in books that we eagerly read about what we pay attention to in life. Let's take a closer look at the work. I am sure that everyone will find answers to many questions in it.
In one of the stories in his book - “Precious Dust” - the author tells us “the story of the Parisian garbage man Jean Chamet.” But it is not at all the initial story about the difficult life of a poor man. No, such a story would hardly interest the reader; it would only evoke a feeling of compassion for the hard lot." little man" Such a work would not create any special fame for the author’s work. Paustovsky’s genius lies in the fact that he portrays a scavenger deprived of life, forgotten by everyone even in his dying hour, as a creator of human happiness, even if a fabulously superstitious one, a person capable of loving and living with dignity, and not existing.
The author introduces us to Shamet during his service in the army of “Little Napoleon”. He emphasizes that these were better times his life, And luck was on his side: “having not yet been in a single real shootout,” Shamet was sent home for health reasons. He was instructed to take the daughter of the regimental commander, Suzanne, to France. It is in the process of Shamet’s acquaintance with Susie that we learn the entire life of the hero of the story down to the smallest detail. And although she was not so sweet, the memories of the former soldier are full of some kind of secret inspiration. However, there is no secret in this. Any person with a certain sparkle in his eyes and a smile on his lips remembers his golden childhood and promising youth, when he had not yet experienced the full complexity of life, did not face the inevitable disappointment, grief and deception. Most often, memories are associated with the father’s house, native lands, with their local stories, epics, legends, and fairy tales.
Shamet tells the girl one of these stories. This “vague memory of a golden rose,” which, according to legend, brought happiness to its owner, brought into the lives of two people the dream of unrealistic prosperity, the hope of realizing this beautiful legend and into a better future, tied two beings together with a golden thread of faith in beauty. The golden rose runs through the entire work and is its main, if not its most important, detail. The whole story is built on it. It is only thanks to her that the story of a poor Parisian garbage man appears before the reader. The golden rose is not a symbol of wealth and power. She becomes animated and turns into something eternal and bright, personifying happiness. After all, a person lives on earth not in order to become rich, but in order to become happy. The meaning of our hero’s life is not in the thirst for love, praise, not in satisfying ambition and selfish needs, but in giving Suzanne happiness, creating it with his own hands. He wove this fragile perfection from the smallest grains of sand, recreated the legendary golden rose from dust. From this ordinary dust that surrounds us all, but only a few are able to discern in it those grains of gold from which the most cherished dreams and bright dreams are woven. And only for them will this dust be called precious. Usually, the category of masters and jewelers of happiness includes only those who know the value of life, who were not initially lost in this world, did not get lost in many roads, but finally found their one and only, who, instead of complaining about the sharp thorns of a rose, rejoices at it that among these thorns a treasured flower grows. Yes, it is difficult to find the truth among thousands of misconceptions and disappointments. But this is the whole meaning of life.
Why does Shamet die? Doesn’t he, who has found that very truth, deserve better life? Here is the problem of the story. I am sure that these are the questions that concern readers, it is this unexpected death incomprehensible to them. Let's try to figure it out.
It is no coincidence that the life cycle, according to the legend of the ancients, presupposes old age. It is when a person already knows everything that he becomes uninteresting to himself. This unattractiveness manifests itself even in appearance. Shamet could not see himself in the mirror - “this clumsy image hobbling on rheumatic legs.” When the goal that Shamet had worked so long and hard to achieve was achieved, it became known that Suzanne had left for America forever. The world around has collapsed completely and irrevocably, and life has lost its meaning. But it's not main reason death of the hero of the story. Shamet leaves this world with a smile on his lips, he is no longer needed in earthly life, Jean learned its meaning, comprehended the secret of existence. This is his happiness. What he forged not for himself turned out to be his forever.
The work we have analyzed does not have dizzying and exciting adventures, intricate intrigues, or a romantic aura of struggle. But it really stimulates high feelings and thoughts, attracts with its purity. It seems that, acting as a reviewer, I had to critically evaluate the work, find negative aspects works by Paustovsky. But the amazing thing is: am I bad person, or I’m biased towards the story, but I liked it so much that I didn’t find a single writer’s mistake in it, not a single wrong writer’s thought. And can I judge literary work writer, perhaps his entire life, to criticize a story about simple human happiness.
In "The Golden Rose" the writer promulgated the idea that among all the creations of the mind and hands of man, it is the art of words that is immortal.
But it is immortal only when it selflessly goes into life with all its roots, when it greedily absorbs all its juices, smells, sounds, colors, its hopes, suffering, struggle and love.
The writer himself believed that his originality artistic manner lies, among other things, in the fact that along with the rough, unvarnished reality, like “even a dim light,” his “light romantic fiction” sparkles.
K. Paustovsky, of course, is a romantic - in the intensity of feeling, in the lyrical tension of intonation, in the maximum use of the entire spectrum of colors inherent in nature, in his knightly true love to the beautiful muse of wanderings, and most importantly, by the sublime nobility of his spirit, the rebelliousness of his temperament, which despises peace, and his militant humanity.
But this is a romantic of a very special kind.
Paustovsky’s realistically authentic and romantically elevated prose is saturated with a mass of accurate knowledge and the easier it is a poetic invention, from which a prosaic line begins to phosphorescent with a mysterious, unsteady shine.
This extraordinary fusion - accuracy and lyricism, reality and fiction, sobriety and delight - is partly reminiscent of Jean Chamet's golden rose. Made from noble hard metal, she seemed spiritual, reverent and gentle. It was probably characterized by the same light ringing that we constantly hear in most of K. Paustovsky’s invariably musical phrases and melodies, as if calling back to each other. And in his story about the Golden Rose, the writer especially emphasized that it was created from the garbage and rubbish of life, that is, from what often surrounds people in their everyday existence.
The words about art growing from the rubbish of life are very reminiscent of the famous lines of Anna Akhmatova, whose poetic emblem was the rose:
If only you knew what kind of rubbish
Poems grow without shame...
In “The Golden Rose” K. Paustovsky writes: “Every minute, every casually thrown word and glance, every deep or playful thought, every imperceptible movement of the human heart, just like the flying fluff of a poplar or the fire of a star in a night puddle - all this grains of gold dust..."
Let us pay attention: fire, stars and a night puddle in K. Paustovsky are poetically equated. The “imperceptible” movement of the heart and the light fluff of the poplar are also equalized. But this is not naturalistic omnivorousness or aesthetic demonstrative indifference to the difference between great and small, beautiful and insignificant. The writer rightly believed that the subject of keen attention of art must necessarily be the whole world - as a living, infinitely diverse complex reality, as a dialectically contradictory integrity, or, as philosophers say, the universe.
But from this varied and motley tangled tangle, the artist is obliged to choose what is necessary - that golden material of art, which, when processed, will ultimately give a true idea of the diversity and essence of life, explain it and reveal its true beauty.
Realistic art, according to the deep conviction of the writer, in its comprehension of reality should not disdain anything, cannot arrogantly neglect or indifferently turn away from anything. The brilliance of a distant star does not have to be captured only on the surface of mighty sea waters; in some cases, a puddle may also be necessary.
This requirement of realistic art, relating to the multidimensionality and volume of the depiction of life, was extremely close to the very nature of K. Paustovsky. He was naturally generously gifted with exceptionally keen powers of observation, a phenomenal artistic memory and a truly insatiable thirst for more and more new impressions.
Korsun N. The essence of writing (based on “The Golden Rose” by K. G. Paustovsky)
NINA KORSUN,
artist, writer, children's studio director fine arts"Pearl"
(city of Smela, Cherkasy region)
THE ESSENCE OF WRITING
(based on “The Golden Rose” by K. G. Paustovsky)
Stephen King was once asked how to become a writer? And he replied that for this you need a table, paper and pen. Sit down and write. All.
Is that all? Yes. If you are blessed with writing talent. But you still need to know some things. We understand them by reading “The Golden Rose” by Konstantin Paustovsky.
Konstantin Georgievich realized himself quite early as a writer. At the age of eighteen, he decided: “I will be a writer.” He already had several notebooks filled with poems and stories. At this age, he realized that only that person can become a writer who lives a fulfilling important events life. “Thinking about what I would write about, I suddenly realized with horror how poor my stock of life observations was. The realization that I knew so little about life forced me to quit writing and go to the people, to the “Gorky universities”. He walked among the “people” for ten years, accumulating life experience.
The story “Golden Rose” marked the beginning of a whole series of books about writing - “Not a day without a line by Yu. Olesha, “Post Prose” by A. Bek, “My Dagestan” by R. Gamzatov, “Notes of a Writer” by V. Panova, “I Read story" by S. Antonova and others.
“The main character of the story by Konstantin Paustovsky is creative imagination artist, capable of awakening the reader’s imagination.” . “This book is not a theoretical study, much less a guide. These are simply notes on my understanding of writing and my experiences. In this book I have told so far only the little that I have managed to tell. But if I, even to a small extent, managed to convey to the reader an idea of the beautiful essence of writing, then I will consider that I have fulfilled my duty to literature. .
According to Paustovsky, among all the creations of the mind and human hands, it is the art of words that is immortal, because it selflessly goes into life with all its roots, greedily absorbs all its colors, its hopes, suffering, struggle and love. Along with the rough, unvarnished reality, light romantic fiction sparkles. This is the nature of creativity.
“Writing is a calling. There is a vocation holy rule: let everything go through yourself...
There is a large granite boulder in the sea near the village. On it... the inscription: “In memory of those who died and will die at sea.” When I learned about this inscription, it seemed sad to me, like all epitaphs. But the Latvian writer who told me about it did not agree with this:
- Vice versa. This is a very courageous inscription. She says that people will never give up and, no matter what, will do their job. I would put this inscription as an epigraph to any book about human labor and perseverance. For me, this inscription sounds something like this: “In memory of those who have overcome and will overcome this sea.”
I agreed with him and thought that this epigraph would be suitable for a book about writing.” .
Saltykov-Shchedrin said that if literature falls silent for even a minute, it will be tantamount to the death of the people. “Writing is not a craft or an occupation. Writing is a calling. The word “vocation” was born from the word “call”. A person is never called upon to be a craftsman. They call him only to fulfill his duty and difficult task. What compels the writer to his sometimes painful, but wonderful work? First of all, the call of your own heart. The voice of conscience and faith in the future...”
In the “First Story,” the author told how “he was struck by tragic story love Yoska and the beautiful Christi. But the first attempt at a story was “languid and pale.” He guessed: “Firstly, ... the story was written from other people’s words; and, secondly... I became carried away by the love of Christ and left aside the savage life of the town.” . The story was rewritten again, but the editor of the magazine where it was sent again did not accept the work. And only a year later the writer realized: “... the author is not felt in the story - neither his anger, nor his thoughts, nor his admiration for love.” . And he comes to the conclusion: “... while working, you need to forget about everything and write as if for yourself or for yourself dear person in the world." .
Notes
1. Paustovsky K.G. Vocation and work. // Questions of literature. 1961 No. 1, p.167-168
2. We quote by edition
Paustovsky K.G. Golden rose. M., 1991
3. Petrovsky A.V. Preface // Paustovsky K.G. Golden Rose. M., 1991, p. 5.
The language and profession of a writer - K.G. writes about this. Paustovsky. “Golden Rose” (summary) is exactly about this. Today we will talk about this exceptional book and its benefits for both the average reader and the aspiring writer.
Writing as a vocation
"Golden Rose" is a special book in Paustovsky's work. It was published in 1955, at that time Konstantin Georgievich was 63 years old. This book can only be called a “textbook for aspiring writers” only remotely: the author lifts the curtain on his own creative kitchen, talks about himself, the sources of creativity and the role of the writer for the world. Each of the 24 sections carries a piece of wisdom from a seasoned writer who reflects on creativity based on his many years of experience.
Unlike modern textbooks, “The Golden Rose” (Paustovsky), a brief summary of which we will consider further, has its own distinctive features: Here more biography and reflections on the nature of writing, and there are no exercises at all. Unlike many modern authors Konstantin Georgievich does not support the idea of writing everything down, and for him a writer is not a craft, but a vocation (from the word “call”). For Paustovsky, a writer is the voice of his generation, the one who must cultivate the best that is in a person.
Konstantin Paustovsky. "Golden Rose": summary of the first chapter
The book begins with the legend of the golden rose (“Precious Dust”). It talks about the scavenger Jean Chamet, who wanted to give a gold rose to his friend, Suzanne, the daughter of a regimental commander. He accompanied her on her way home from the war. The girl grew up, fell in love and got married, but was unhappy. And according to legend, a golden rose always brings happiness to its owner.
Shamet was a garbage man, he did not have money for such a purchase. But he worked in a jewelry workshop and thought of sifting the dust that he swept out of there. Many years passed before there were enough grains of gold to make a small golden rose. But when Jean Chamet went to Suzanne to give her a gift, he found out that she had moved to America...
Literature is like this golden rose, says Paustovsky. "The Golden Rose", a summary of the chapters of which we are considering, is completely imbued with this statement. The writer, according to the author, must sift through a lot of dust, find grains of gold and cast a golden rose that will make the life of an individual and the whole world better. Konstantin Georgievich believed that a writer should be the voice of his generation.
A writer writes because he hears a call within himself. He can't help but write. For Paustovsky, writing is the most beautiful and most difficult profession in the world. The chapter “The Inscription on the Boulder” talks about this.
The birth of the idea and its development
“Lightning” is chapter 5 from the book “Golden Rose” (Paustovsky), the summary of which is that the birth of a plan is like lightning. Electric charge builds up for a very long time, only to hit later with full force. Everything that a writer sees, hears, reads, thinks, experiences, accumulates in order to one day become the idea of a story or book.
In the next five chapters, the author talks about naughty characters, as well as the origins of the idea for the stories “Planet Marz” and “Kara-Bugaz”. In order to write, you need to have something to write about - main idea these chapters. Personal experience very important for a writer. Not the one that is created artificially, but the one that a person receives while living active life, working and communicating with different people.
"Golden Rose" (Paustovsky): summary of chapters 11-16
Konstantin Georgievich reverently loved the Russian language, nature and people. They delighted and inspired him, forced him to write. The writer attaches enormous importance to knowledge of language. Everyone who writes, according to Paustovsky, has his own writer’s dictionary, where he writes down all the new words that impress him. He gives an example from his life: the words “wilderness” and “swei” were unknown to him for a very long time. He heard the first from the forester, the second he found in Yesenin’s verse. Its meaning remained unclear for a long time, until a philologist friend explained that svei are those “waves” that the wind leaves on the sand.
You need to develop a sense of words in order to be able to convey its meaning and your thoughts correctly. In addition, it is very important to use punctuation marks correctly. A cautionary tale from real life can be read in the chapter "Incidents in Alschwang's store."
On the Uses of Imagination (Chapters 20-21)
Although the writer seeks inspiration in the real world, imagination plays a big role in creativity, says The Golden Rose, whose summary would be incomplete without this, is replete with references to writers whose opinions about imagination differ greatly. For example, it is mentioned verbal duel with Guy de Maupassant. Zola insisted that a writer does not need imagination, to which Maupassant responded with a question: “How then do you write your novels, having only one newspaper clipping and not leaving the house for weeks?”
Many chapters, including " Night stagecoach"(Chapter 21), written in the form of a story. This is a story about the storyteller Andersen and the importance of maintaining a balance between real life and imagination. Paustovsky tries to convey to the aspiring writer very important thing: in no case should one refuse the real, full life for the sake of imagination and fictional life.
The art of seeing the world
Can't feed creative vein only literature - main idea last chapters books "Golden Rose" (Paustovsky). Summary boils down to the fact that the author does not trust writers who do not like other types of art - painting, poetry, architecture, classical music. Konstantin Georgievich expressed an interesting idea on the pages: prose is also poetry, only without rhyme. Every Writer with capital letters reads a lot of poetry.
Paustovsky advises training your eye, learning to look at the world through the eyes of an artist. He tells his story of communicating with artists, their advice and how he himself developed his aesthetic sense by observing nature and architecture. The writer himself once listened to him and reached such heights of mastery of words that he even knelt before him (photo above).
Results
In this article we have discussed the main points of the book, but this is not full content. “The Golden Rose” (Paustovsky) is a book that is worth reading for anyone who loves the work of this writer and wants to know more about him. It will also be useful for beginning (and not so beginning) writers to find inspiration and understand that a writer is not a prisoner of his talent. Moreover, a writer is obliged to live an active life.
