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The chief characters of the old man: hardworking, industrious collecting groundsels, standing on the pavement, selling groundsels, no holiday, optimistic, selfrespect, self-reliant, resp[r]
HOPE By John Galsworthy (1867-1933) JOHN GALSWORTHY (1867-1933) • John Galsworthy (August 14, 1867 – January 31 1933) was an English novelist and playwright • He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 JOHN GALSWORTHY (1867-1933) • Real literary career of John Galsworthy began in 1904 with his novel called "The Island Pharisees"(Island of the hypocrites), with this work ,Galsworthy signed his real name • The most famous novel of him is "The Forsyte Saga"(Family Stories Forsyte) including works: - three novels The Man Of Property (The property ownership, 1906), In Chancery (In noose, 1920), To Let (rent, 1921) - two short stories Indian summer of a Forsyte (late summer of Forsyte, 1917) and Awakening (Awakening, 1920) JOHN GALSWORTHY (1867-1933) • His writing is photographic rather than moving He writes what he observed not pass judgment upon it He sets down the facts and leaves them to the reader to judge for himself • His theme are human but they are not stimming or romantic • His material is that of normal daily existence and he treats it in exact detail often in trivial details The theme of "Hope" "Hope" is a short story written by John Galsworthy included in a book called “A commentary” The story’s title is Hope, however it illustrates a picture of a poor lame man He used to be a deep sea fisherman After an accident, his leg had shrunk and had become two inches shorter than it should have been Getting away from sea, he dragged his shrunken limb through the ground to find groundsels – food for caged canaries, to earn some pennies for him and his wife’s life Through the story, the seaman appears as a hard-working and industrious; self-respected; responsible; optimistic; and courageous man The plot of "Hope" The man gets up at a.m He goes out of London by an early tram to start a journey of amassing the small green plants with its yellow centered heads He returns to the city and stood patiently waiting an entire day for customers The characters: A.The man described in the story: he is described as a lame man with wholesome weather -beater face and a shrinken leg everything on him was ragged from long use and stained by weather there was nothing special about his appearance The characters: B The chief qualities in the character of the old man: He is very hard-working and industrious: "He would stoop and toifully amass the small green plants with its yellow centered heads" , then he would take a tram back home "He made his living by standing on the pavement at a certain spot, in Bayswater, from ten o'clock to seven in the evening." He has no holidays, only take rest when his leg has "a mass of pain" The characters: He is self-respected: In the society , there are a lot of people working as beggars even there are also the people who pretend to be disable to be beggars But the old man in this story is self-respected He is a lame man but he works to earn his living, he does not ask pity from other people He does not stand in the street and works as a beggar The characters: He is responsible: For the family: The man goes out to earn money for family although he is lame He worries a lot for his wife and takes care of her when she is sick "What he thought about when he stood there of his wife's gouty and herrings for his tea of his arrears of rent." The characters: For the birds: He always tries to find good groundsel for the birds After sickness, he usually tries to go for fields and tries to find something that the birds needn't despire, underestimate The characters: He is optimistic: Many times, because of hardness, he thought "Sometimes I would like leave my leg behind" "I was so sick I couldn't seem to drag it though the mud at all" "And summoning an expected spirit of cheerfulness." he smiled The characters: • "You see, it's got no strength in it at allthere's not a bit of muscle left - very few people have got a leg like this" • Living in hard life, many people feel despair and porrow, the man always thinks that '"we can't be worse off where we're going" The characters: He is tolerant and patient: He has a hard life He has to earn money by collecting groundsels in the field with a lame leg but he never complains about anything "Wet or fine, hot or cold, nothing was more certain than that the lame man would pass, leaning on his oaken stick, his wicker basket hanging from his shoulders." The characters: He has a strong will and love of life: • He dubiously remarks: "My wife always telling me we can't be worse off where we're going And she's right, no doubt, if so be as we're going anywhere." • "Why I continue living" never came to him Literary Appriciation: The old man was described as a lame man with his wholesome weather beaten face and a shrunken leg Everything on him was ragged, worn out from long use stained by weather There was nothing special about his appearance Literary Appriciation: The chief characters of the old man: hardworking, industrious (collecting groundsels, standing on the pavement, selling groundsels, no holiday), optimistic, selfrespect, self-reliant, responsible for the family and birds (looking after his sick wife, trying to find good groundsels for birds), tolerant (never complain), patient (at any time, in any weather, going field), energetic, strong will, love for life Literary Appriciation: The old man represents for the great unconscious human virtue and courage Feelings that the author wants to express towards the old man are: sympathy, respect and admiration The man was described as "a ragged statue to the great conscious human virtue, the most hopeful and inspiring of al on earth" Literary Appriciation: The passers-by were selfish, inconsiderate, indifferent and mean They did not show any sympathy for the lame man Literary Appriciation: The author's main techniques: Comparison: the bird (with its dipped wings) and the man (with his shrunken leg) The bird love the sky, the man loved the sea Metaphor: the man's life and groundsel's life: a hard life "There does not seem any life in the stuff, the frosts have spoiled it" ... often in trivial details The theme of "Hope" "Hope" is a short story written by John Galsworthy included in a book called “A commentary” The story’s title is Hope, however it illustrates a picture... hard-working and industrious; self-respected; responsible; optimistic; and courageous man The plot of "Hope" The man gets up at a.m He goes out of London by an early tram to start a journey of amassing... admiration The man was described as "a ragged statue to the great conscious human virtue, the most hopeful and inspiring of al on earth" Literary Appriciation: The passers-by were selfish, inconsiderate,