Platonov - Soviet writer. His stories are interesting, they captivate by the fact that they very often describe events from life. They are autobiographical, telling us about the fate of the writer himself. In his works, the author tries to understand a person, to find his place in this both beautiful and furious world. Such a story by Platonov is story of the same name In a beautiful and furious world. By this work we have to do.

Platonov wrote his story in 1937, in which he used a lot of information taken from life, because in the story the author describes the events that took place on railway with the train driver. The writer knew this profession well, since he himself was on a steam locomotive and worked as an assistant.

So, Platonov in the story In a beautiful and furious world tells about Maltsev, a driver from God, since he did not just drive the train, he felt it and was the best. Maltsev devoted himself completely to the matter, always drove the car confidently and aroused admiration for this. He studied all the railway tracks so well that even during the incident, he did not stop. It happened during a downpour with a thunderstorm. Lightning blinded Maltsev, and he continued to drive, never realizing that he did not see, because all the pictures of the world around him appeared in his head. But they were only in his head, so he didn't see the warning lights. This almost led to an accident, but the assistant managed to react in time, saving hundreds of people.

Alexander Maltsev was convicted and arrested, but Kostya managed to achieve an experiment that proved Alexander's innocence. That's just during the experiment, the hero of the work goes completely blind. This was a tragedy for him, because for him work was the meaning of life. And only a year later, when the assistant passed the exams and began to drive the train himself, he managed to bring Maltsev back to life. Kostya invites Maltsev to go along and even promises to give way to the blind Alexander as a driver. And at the very moment when Maltsev was in the same place, his sight returned to him again.

After the flight, Kostya volunteered to take the former driver home, wanting to protect the hero of the story from the hostile forces of such an unpredictable, furious and such a beautiful world.

The main characters of the work

Getting acquainted with Platonov's work In a beautiful and furious world, one can single out such heroes as Alexander Maltsev and his assistant Kostya.

Alexander Maltsev is a master of his craft, a talented train driver who knew these machines better than anyone. This is a person who was not afraid to trust different trains, including a new locomotive, because Maltsev, like no one else, could cope with everything, and even with such a powerful new type of machine. Alexander not only drives a car, he feels her heartbeat. Maltsev is devoted to his work, sees his own meaning in it and is so immersed in it that he does not see surrounding reality. In my opinion, it shouldn't be like that. A person, although he must love work, work fully and be responsible at work, but he must also be able to see other angles. In addition to work, we must see the beauty of the world, be able to take the best from fate and get involved in something else, so that in case of unforeseen circumstances we can switch to something else, because life goes on. Maltsev, on the other hand, was unable to switch, with the loss of his job, he aged, life became not sweet.

Another hero is Kostya, who was first an assistant, and then became a driver. He also loved work, tried to fulfill all the functions assigned to him, but at the same time he is sympathetic, kind and notices other people. Moreover, he also comes to their aid, as in the case of Maltsev. It was Kostya who achieved a review of the case, after which Alexander was rehabilitated. Later, he will bring back to life a person for whom work has become the meaning of life. He will take Maltsev on a flight, during which his sight will return. And even after that, Kostya does not leave his acquaintance and escorts him to the door of the house.

In terms of genre, the work belongs to the philosophical prose of the writer, which has autobiographical moments, revealing as the main theme the actions of ordinary Russian people who, despite the difficulties and vicissitudes of life, show their best spiritual qualities.

The storyline of the story is a life episode that happened to the narrator Konstantin, on behalf of whom the story is told in the work, during his work as an assistant train driver.

The main character of the story is Maltsev Alexander Vasilyevich, presented by the writer in the form of a train driver, who is distinguished by a talented attitude to his work, able to feel both railway equipment and the road. In the Maltsev team it is considered the best employee capable of performing any complex and responsible exit, moving on dangerous sections of the railway track, as well as reducing the travel time lost by other railway workers.

The narrator presents an incident from the life of Maltsev, the witness and unwitting participant of which is the narrator, when during a thunderstorm the driver is blinded by a lightning strike while driving a large passenger train. Maltsev's loss of sight almost leads to the collapse of the train, but the situation is saved by an assistant who quickly reacted to the misfortune that arose. At the same time, Maltsev, not realizing that he was blind, continues to control the train, since his consciousness clearly represents everything the smallest details and characteristics of the road, not noticing only the light of signal lights. A few hours later, Maltsev's vision is restored, and the driver himself, not understanding the fact that has happened, appears before the court.

The assistant decides to fight for the fate of a talented machinist, considering him innocent of the incident, and suggests that the investigating authorities conduct a scientific experiment, as a result of which a conclusion is made about the temporary loss of vision of the machinist due to electric lightning discharges. Maltsev is free, fully acquitted.

But fate brings a new surprise to the railway genius as a repeated loss of vision and, as a result, the inability to do what he loves. But again, a faithful comrade comes to the rescue in the person of Kostya's assistant, convincing both himself and Maltsev of the possibility of overcoming the disease, which ultimately succeeds the heroes.

The semantic load of the story lies in the writer's depiction of a complex and at the same time magnificent world that surrounds a person, but at the same time creates certain difficulties and problems in his life. At the same time, despite life's troubles, feels own forces, opportunities and potential that help him overcome all the obstacles that arise and even, having lost physical sight, retain a spiritual view of the world and remain sighted.

Analysis 2

Platonov's work "In a Beautiful and Furious World" was written around 1938. All events take place during times of repression. Again, the main characters were ordinary people with whom everything happened.

The main character was a man named Kostya. He is the one who tells the whole story. He works as a railroad engineer. Another machinist named Sasha Maltsev works with him. More than anything, he loves his job. He senses when the train needs a little tweaking and when it breaks down and fixes the problem in time. Among other workers, he is considered the smartest and most talented. After all, he can cope with almost any problem or trouble that occurred during work. If other workers do the work for one period, then he manages to shorten this period much and complete the work earlier.

Sometimes they have to do their job even during bad weather. And then one day Maltsev goes on a flight during a thunderstorm, but a lightning strike strikes right at his car and the blow falls on his eyes. The man did not immediately realize that he could no longer see and was trying to continue driving the train, but nothing worked. And if the second driver had not seen all this in time and reacted, then trouble could not be avoided. A little later, his vision returns to normal and Sasha can continue to work. But the state finds out about this and decides to convene a court at which the culprit will be sentenced.

But his second driver is not going to give up so easily and decides to help his colleague. After all, he is not to blame for anything, and only the weather is to blame for everything, but you cannot blame her. Then he offers the investigation to conduct an experiment, after which everything will fall into place. The experiment proved everything, and now Maltsev can be free to return to his favorite work.

But here again fate intervenes, which has completely different plans for Maltsev. And the man again loses his sight, only now forever. And he can't go back to his old business. But his assistant does not remain idle, who again tries to prove to everyone that if you really want to, you can overcome everything and return to your job again. And soon he manages to put Maltsev on his feet and return him to the former cause, which he has been serving for so long.

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The story of A. Platonov "In a beautiful and furious world"

I AM GOING TO THE LESSON

Olga KHARITONOVA,
humanitarian gymnasium No. 3,
Voronezh

A. Platonov's story
"In a beautiful and furious world"

In my teaching practice, I have been referring to the story “In a Beautiful and Furious World” since about the end of the 80s; as experience shows, this work is quite accessible to the understanding of sixth graders.

In my opinion, it should take at least two hours to study it.

During the first lesson, the guys get acquainted with the article about Platonov, placed in the textbook. To expand the circle of ideas about the artist, I draw Additional materials from the following sources: Vasiliev V.V. Andrey Platonov. Essay on life and work (B-ka "For lovers of Russian literature"). M.: Sovremennik, 1990; Lasunsky O.G. Hometown resident. Voronezh years of Andrey Platonov. Voronezh: Publishing House of the Voronezh State. un-ta, 1999; Andrei Platonov: Memoirs of contemporaries. Materials for the biography. M., 1994; Zadonsky N. Interesting contemporaries. Curious old. Voronezh, 1975.

I give students individual tasks in advance: to prepare short reports about the writer’s childhood and years of study, about the first steps in the literary field, about participation in the civil and Great Patriotic Wars. Of course, there is no need for excessive biographical details, but information about how adult, working life began for Platonov (and this, according to him own confession, happened when he was only twelve years old), about how he worked in the railway workshops and on a steam locomotive as an assistant engineer, are important in the context of this lesson.

I devote the entire second lesson to the analysis of a literary text.

The story "In a beautiful and furious world" has the subtitle "Machinist Maltsev", indicating that the focus of the author's attention is the image of a human person.

Let's go back to the very beginning of the story. “In the Tolubeevsky depot,” the narrator reports, “Alexander Vasilievich Maltsev was considered the best locomotive driver. He was about thirty years old, but he already had the qualifications of a first class driver and had long driven fast trains.”

- What makes Maltsev the best machinist? I address the first question to the class. - What arguments does the narrator give to prove the thesis put forward?

The narrator (and the narration in the work is conducted on behalf of the boy Kostya, who was appointed as an assistant driver to the brigade to Maltsev) speaks of his immediate superior as an outstanding personality. He sees in Maltsev a talented nature, a gifted person, creatively suited to work. Indeed, Maltsev is a virtuoso master, an “inspired artist”, wholly and completely absorbed in his beloved work, in which his whole life is contained. He knows technology very well, he feels the machine with his whole being, as if it were a living organism. At the same time, when he drives a steam locomotive, not a single detail of the outside world escapes him (after all, sometimes even a trifle is extremely significant on the way). “Alexander Vasilyevich’s eyes looked abstractly, as if empty, but I knew,” the narrator notes, “that he saw with them all the way ahead and all the nature rushing towards him, even a sparrow attracted Maltsev’s gaze, and for a moment he turned his head after the sparrow. ..” In other words, the engineer's professional vision is all-encompassing: it is also turned inside the locomotive mechanism, and at the same time absorbs the surrounding space, as if trying to extend its master-master's influence to it. “He led the line-up with the confidence of a great master, with the concentration of an inspired artist who absorbed the entire external world into his inner experience and therefore dominated it.” Undoubtedly, it is precisely this firm, confident tread of a professional that to a large extent ensures the high quality mark that marks the work of Maltsev. On the other hand, such a path - the path of an arrogant loner - is fraught with danger. And that's what we're talking about ahead.

- These are the professional qualities of the hero. What can you say about his relationship with his co-workers? Would you like to work next to a person like Maltsev?

In relation to Maltsev, distrust is clearly palpable to the members of the brigade. So, despite the fact that both Kostya’s assistant and the lubricator-fireman worked “with full diligence”, Maltsev “constantly checked the grease fittings in the parking lots, tightened the bolts in the drawbar assemblies, tested the axle boxes on the drive axles, and so on.” “If I,” the narrator admits, “just examined and lubricated any working rubbing part, then Maltsev, after me, examined it again and lubricated it, as if not considering my work to be valid.” Once, the offended boy could not stand it and directly expressed his bewilderment to the foreman about this. “But I want to,” was the answer. It is not difficult to understand the reason for Maltsev's “duplicating” actions: as a foreman, he bears the main responsibility for possible breakdowns along the way. In addition, he loves, really loves the car and therefore wants to feel every screw with his own hand to make sure that the mechanism is working. But this behavior of the driver has a downside: there is a certain professional egoism, arrogance towards others. A little later, the narrator will draw rather unflattering conclusions about his leader: “Later, I understood the meaning of his sadness and the reason for his constant indifference to us. He felt his superiority over us, because he understood the car more precisely than we did, and he did not believe that I or anyone else could learn the secret of his talent, the secret of seeing at the same time a passing sparrow and a signal ahead, feeling the way at the same moment, the weight of the train and the force of the machine”. Maltsev does not seek to transfer skill to any of his assistants, being convinced in advance that “in diligence, in diligence, we can even overcome him, but he didn’t imagine that we loved him more than a steam locomotive and drove trains better than him - better, he thought, it was impossible ...” “He missed his talent as from loneliness...” – sums up the narrator. We have before us a "closed" person, a kind of "man in a case," and the "case" in this case was the idea of ​​fanatical devotion to one's work; service to the cause overshadowed real, living people - and the joy of world perception disappeared, replaced by indifference and boredom.

As for the answers to the question: “Would you like to work next to a person like Maltsev?” - they are quite ambiguous among sixth graders. As a highly qualified specialist, it would be good for Maltsev to adopt technical literacy, labor enthusiasm, and a responsible attitude to his duties. On the other hand, the students say, it is not very pleasant if you are constantly not trusted, considered a “second-class” worker. The assistants of such a driver are practically deprived of the possibility of professional growth.

- The basis of the plot of the story is tragic story: the best depot driver was put on trial and ended up in prison. What incident led to this outcome?

When the retelling of the text is heard, I pose a problematic question to the sixth graders:

- Think about it, is it by chance that out of the three heroes of the story who survived a terrible thunderstorm, it was Maltsev who went blind?

Of course, the fact that the protagonist is blinded within the framework of the general moral and philosophical concept of the work is far from accidental. Even Maltsev’s assistant, not inclined, as it seems at first, to deep reflections on the mysteries of earthly existence, catches a certain pattern in what happened to Maltsev: “... I was hardened against the fatal forces that accidentally and indifferently destroy a person: I felt a secret , the elusive calculation of these forces is that they killed Maltsev, and, say, not me<...>I saw that there are facts that prove the existence of hostile, disastrous circumstances for human life, and these disastrous forces crush the chosen, exalted people. Discussion of this statement by the narrator allows students to bring to the formulation of a serious philosophical problem: a person in a confrontation with the elemental, unknown forces of nature. The narrator cannot explain why "these deadly forces crush the chosen, exalted people."

- And what do you think, - I ask the guys, - why do they strike the best representatives of the human race?

Yes, because an extraordinary person, self-confident, will not be afraid, will not retreat in the face of an impending hostile element, and rather prefer to die in a great clash with her, rather than, having changed his principles, turn off the chosen path. Let us recall how the “fatal” meeting of the protagonist with the approaching atmospheric front is depicted in the story: “Maltsev drove the car forward ... We were now walking towards a powerful cloud that appeared from behind the horizon. From our side, the sun illuminated the cloud, and from within it was torn by fierce, irritated lightning, and we saw how lightning swords vertically pierced into the silent distant land, and we rushed furiously to that distant land ... Alexander Vasilyevich, apparently, was carried away by this sight: he leaned far out of the window, looking ahead, and his eyes, accustomed to smoke, to fire and space, now shone with enthusiasm. He understood that the work and power of our machine could be compared with the work of a thunderstorm, and, perhaps, he was proud of this idea. As you can see, the hero bravely rushed forward, being completely embraced by the excitement of the competitive struggle with the elements. In his pride, the “small” earthly man has risen to the point that he considers himself entitled, if not to command nature, then at least “to play on an equal footing” with her. Was it not for this exorbitant pride that Maltsev was struck by the deep forces of nature, punished by divine providence? Indicative in this regard is also the episode when, already blind, but still considering himself sighted (because he continued to see the world in his imagination), Maltsev “led a courier train at a great speed to the tail of the freight” train. Accustomed to categorically trusting himself, his own experience, convinced of the immutability of his physical and professional vision, the engineer almost became the culprit of a major railway accident. This episode is deeply symbolic. Maltsev lost his sight, judging from a medical point of view, under the influence of an electromagnetic wave, but he has long been morally blind, as a person can be blind, separated from other people, closed in his egoistic worldview, in proud arrogance planning to stand “above” mother herself - nature. The author emphasizes the dead end, the fatality of such a path. The blind man believes that he is approaching the desired goal - a given destination, but in reality he is inevitably moving towards disaster. It is characteristic that Maltsev stubbornly continues to “listen” only to himself even when the assistant shouts to him, pointing to warning signals, and the train crushes firecrackers. This episode is described by Platonov as the apogee of the hero's self-delusion: “I used to see the light, and I thought I saw it, but then I saw it only in my mind, imagination. In fact, I was blind, but I did not know this ... I did not believe in firecrackers, although I heard them: I thought I had misheard. And when you gave the stop horns and shouted to me, I saw a green signal ahead, I didn’t guess right away. ” terrible disaster was prevented only due to the fact that at a critical moment Maltsev “stepped back”, providing the control panel to an assistant.

An investigation has begun. An avalanche of hostile circumstances of a different nature fell upon the hero - social.

- How does Maltsev behave during the investigation?

Maltsev was accused of almost wrecking: “An adult conscious person controls the locomotive of a courier train, carries hundreds of people to certain death ... What is it?

But he would have died himself! I say.

Probably<...>Maybe he had his own reasons for dying.”

Such a terrible accusation discouraged the hero so much that he almost did not defend himself. The verdict meets humbly, although in a confidential conversation with an assistant, he claims that he is "right, not guilty." Internally confident in his own innocence, he does not try to resist the pressure of the social mechanism. Consciously chosen by Maltsev, the passive position is the result of the spiritual brokenness of the hero, who does not believe in human empathy, does not expect support from his neighbor.

Now students can answer the question:

– Why does Platonov call the world in which a person lives “furious”?

The surrounding world is called “furious”, because it is dominated by forces that are hostile to man, independent of his will and consciousness and sometimes not amenable to comprehension. Dangers, all kinds of “evil” accidents lie in wait for a person at every step: both in the world of “wild” nature and in civilized society.

What should be the position Homo sapiens in this "furious" world? Should one “fight, seek... and not give up”, despite adversity, or is it better to give in to circumstances?

I give the children the opportunity to freely express their opinions on this issue.

The next stage of the lesson is to work with the statements written on the board: “Life is a struggle, in the struggle is happiness” (I.A. Goncharov); “To be a man means to be a fighter” (J.-W. Goethe); “Only he is worthy of happiness and freedom, who every day goes to fight for them” (J.-W. Goethe); “A person must fight for his life and defend it as long as he has enough strength” (Ch. Dickens); “... I love active people who want to oppose the evil of life by all means” (M. Gorky).

Read the sayings of great writers and thinkers of the past. What, in their opinion, should be the life position of a person?

The conclusion suggests itself: most of the thinkers of the past sang creative activity man, were admired by fighters who did not bow their heads before life's circumstances. Opportunists and cowards who succumb to danger have always aroused contempt.

- And what is Platonov's position? We return to the text of the story "In a beautiful and furious world." The answer to this question is the image of the narrator in the work. Prove it.

Konstantin, on whose behalf the narration is being conducted, in his own words, “was not a friend of Maltsev”, and the latter treated the boy “without attention and care”. Nevertheless, Kostya did not leave his comrade in trouble, but boldly rushed into battle with the "fatal" forces that destroyed Maltsev's health and extorted him from the labor collective. “But I wanted to protect him from the grief of fate, I was hardened against the fatal forces that accidentally and indifferently destroy a person ... I decided not to give up, because I felt something in myself that could not be in external forces nature and in our destiny - I felt my peculiarity of a person. And I came to bitterness and decided to oppose myself, not yet knowing how to do it.

“I felt my peculiarity of a person” - behind this phrase of an ordinary working boy is the highest wisdom of comprehending the generic essence of Man, the greatness and significance of his mission in the Universe. It also reflects the idea of ​​the hero about the life position of the individual - and she (the position) must, of course, be active, according to Platonov.

So, the narrator decided to “resist” all the elements of the “furious” world. It was not so difficult to achieve judicial justice. Maltsev was released and acquitted. But now, as a result of an investigative experiment, he is a cripple, deprived of the joy of doing his favorite job. Will it be possible to defeat the blind, unknown forces that doomed a person to a “lifeless fate”?

I propose to read expressively in roles the final scene of the story from the words: “It was summer; I worked on a steam locomotive ... ”- and until the end of the work. Immediately before reading, I formulate questions for a subsequent conversation:

- Why did the narrator take Maltsev with him on a steam locomotive?
– What helped the blind hero to see clearly?

The first thing the sixth graders say is that the narrator is unbearably sorry for the disabled person who comes to the platform every day to greedily inhale the smell of “burning and lubricating oil.” “... I was leaving, but he stayed” - in these words of the narrator one can clearly feel both pity, and pain, and a certain feeling of guilt, and a reproach addressed to himself, due to the inability to console a comrade who has lost his ability to work. As if the narrator turns to the former foreman to a sick child, promising to let him hold his favorite toy in his hands: “Tomorrow at ten-thirty I will lead the train. If you sit quietly, I will take you to the car.” And Maltsev, who shortly before this had rejected any attempts at “consolation” (“Get out!” he said after listening to my friendly words), is forced to temper his pride: “Okay. I will be peaceful. Give me something in my hands - let me hold the reverse: I will not turn it. However, during the trip, the narrator "allowed" his ward much more than he could have expected: ". “On quiet sections, I completely moved away from Maltsev and looked ahead from the assistant’s side.” The narrator entrusted the blind driver with the control of the locomotive, as he understood: for Maltsev, “the feeling of the machine was bliss”, which, at least for a moment, helped him “forget his grief as a blind man”. But was it only pity that prompted the narrator to take such a risky step? The fact that he had a secret "intention" he "let slip" a little later:

“I looked at my teacher with a secret expectation...

- Shut off steam! Maltsev told me.

I remained silent, worried with all my heart.

Why did Konstantin get excited? What "secret waiting" are we talking about? Well, of course, from the very beginning, going on a flight and taking Maltsev with him, the narrator hoped for the impossible, for ... a miracle. And the miracle could not fail. The heroes managed to defeat the unknown “furious” element, which once deprived Maltsev of his sight.

It is interesting and significant that at the end of the work the narrator calls Maltsev his teacher, although not so long ago he emphasized: “I was not a friend of Maltsev, and he always treated me without attention and care.” Obviously, during the time during which he had to “fight” for Maltsev, the latter became spiritually close to the narrator. Without a doubt, only the example of the former foreman made the boy “pass the exam for the title of driver” and take up driving passenger trains new series. In the end, he managed to pass a much more important test - the test for the title of Man. The story that happened to Maltsev taught him the main life lesson, the essence of which is that it is unacceptable to be indifferent to the fate of your neighbor, that you need to trust people. Compassion, the ability to lend a helping hand in time - often we lose sight of these simple things. But they can truly work wonders. It was this “ordinary miracle” that helped Maltsev to see the light again, to gain a new, moral vision. Now the narrator feels big and strong next to Maltsev. Apprenticeship organically turned into teaching, spiritual fatherhood: “... we sat with him all evening and all night. I was afraid to leave him alone own son, without protection against the action of sudden and hostile forces...” The miracle of the spiritual unity of people is what makes the “furious” world around us truly beautiful.

At the end of the lesson, students receive homework- write a miniature essay on one of the topics: “How do you understand the meaning of the title of the story“ In a beautiful and furious world ”?”; “To be a man means to be a fighter” (J.-W. Goethe) (based on literary material and life impressions); "The theme of moral blindness and spiritual insight in the story."

The meaning of the title of the story by A.P. Platonov "In a beautiful and furious world"

Andrei Platonovich Platonov lived a difficult life full of hardships. “I lived and languished, because life immediately turned me from a child into an adult, depriving me of my youth,” he wrote to his wife. Nevertheless, the writer's heart did not harden. This is evidenced by such works as the story "In a beautiful and furious world."

The plot of the story comes down to an incident that happened to the machinist Maltsev. During one of the trips on the steam locomotive, he goes blind from a lightning bolt, and then begins to see again. And although the catastrophe of the locomotive is miraculously avoided, Maltsev is put on trial. The narrator Kostya, who served as his assistant, is trying to help the convicted driver. But as a result of an experiment with electricity, Maltsev goes blind again. Kostya becomes a machinist and takes the released but blind Maltsev on one of his trips. Sitting in the driver's cab and remembering his favorite job, Maltsev regains the ability to see.

The author called the world beautiful and furious. He is really wonderful. Kostya talks with pleasure about what a wonderful machinist Maltsev was, how he drove a steam locomotive, what a pleasure it was to work with such a person. "He led the train with the courageous confidence of a great master, with the concentration of an inspired artist", he "understood the machine more precisely" than others. However, the perfection of Maltsev oppressed him, he felt lonely.

With fury, the elements of the world, Maltsev encountered during a thunderstorm, when he could not control the engine. All his skill was useless. The forces of nature were beyond the control of man. dust swirl, thundercloud rushed towards the steam locomotive. “Let us sing light around us; dry earth and steppe sand whistled and creaked over the iron body of the locomotive. It became difficult for people to breathe, and the locomotive could not break through the dust and wind.

What happened changed Maltsev. His self-confidence disappeared, he turned into a sickly elderly man. Maltsev really missed the locomotives and spent all his time sitting near the railway.

Having regained his sight, Maltsev began to see everything differently. Now he needed participation, the warmth of other people. The narrator spent the whole night with the awakened Maltsev, afraid to leave him alone with the beautiful and furious world.

What would have happened to Maltsev if such a misfortune had not happened to him? He would continue to lead an ideal life, but lonely, boring, devoid of intimacy with other people. A the world what makes it beautiful is that there remains a particle in it that is beyond the control of man.

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"Gymnasium No. 5", Bryansk

Complex analysis A.P. Platonov’s story “In a beautiful and furious world”. (Materials for the lesson)

prepared

teacher of Russian language and literature

Legotskaya Vera Sergeevna

Bryansk-2018

1. Initially, the story was called "Machinist Maltsev." Why do you think the author changed the title?

2.

There are many in the story professional vocabulary associated with the operation of the locomotive. These words do not interfere with understanding the story, on the contrary, make it more expressive.

3. “Alexander Vasilyevich accepted my appointmentto his brigade calmly and indifferently; he apparently did not care who he would have as assistants. Why do you think Maltsev was indifferent to who would be his assistant? Why did he double-check the assistant's work?

“He felt superior to us, because he understood the machine more precisely than we did, and he did not believe that I or anyone else could learn the secret of his talent ...”

4. How did Maltsev himself explain that he was leading the courier train to the tail of the freight train?

“I used to see the light, and I thought I saw it, but I saw it then only in my mind, in my imagination. Actually I was blind, but I didn't know it. I did not believe in firecrackers, although I heard them: I thought that I had misheard. And when you gave the stop beeps and shouted to me, I saw a green signal ahead, I didn’t guess right away. ”

5. In your opinion, can it be considered that Maltsev's pride (as you know, a mortal sin) became the reason for his trials? What does Platonov want to tell the reader by blinding his hero?

6. Why did the narrator, not being a friend of Maltsev, decide to help him after his release from prison?

- “I was not a friend of Maltsev, and he always treated me without attention and care. But I wanted to protect him from the grief of fate, I was bitter against the fatal forces that accidentally and indifferently destroy a person; I felt a secret, elusive calculation of these forces - in the fact that they ruined precisely Maltsev, but, say, not me.

7. Initially, the story was called "Machinist Maltsev." Why do you think the author changed the title?

8. The story presents the real experience of Platonov, who in 1915-1917. worked as an assistant driver in the vicinity of Voronezh, and his father, as you know, was a mechanic and assistant driver. Prove with the text that the author knew well what he writes about?

9. Many researchers of Platonov's work claim that the theme of the story is the loneliness of the master. Do you agree with this point of view? Justify your answer.

10. Formulate the idea of ​​the work? To do this, first think about the question of why the author blinds his hero?

Platonov convinces the reader that talent often leads to pride, which blinds a person, makes him immune to what is happening around him. To see the world, people, beauty, you should open your heart (remember: “only the heart is vigilant”.

11. What issues are raised in the story? How relevant are these issues today?

The story rises up-to-date at all times problems - problem pride, empathy and attention to people, loneliness, justice of punishment, the problem of guilt and responsibility, professionalism.

12. What did the story teach you? Would you like to read other Platonov's stories? Why?

References

1. "In a beautiful and furious world":analysis of Platonov's story. [Electronic resource]. Access mode:

https://goldlit.ru/platonov/1196-v-prekrasnom-mire-analyz

(date of access 10.04.18)

2. “Literature grade 7. Textbook-reader "at 2 hours for general education educational institutions(authors - V.Ya. Korovina, V.I. Korovin and others - M .: "Enlightenment", 2009

3. Universal lesson developments in literature: Grade 7. - 3rd ed., revised. and additional - M.: VAKO, 2010.