"Scarlet Sails" by Alexander Green have long become a symbol of faith in boundless and unconditional happiness. The story was written by the author in a hungry and cold Petrograd in 1919, when no less people died of hunger than during the blockade, and was published in 1923. It was written for adults, not only for naive youth, and passed the Soviet censorship. True, over the years, the party bosses decided that they were not on the way with the dreamer Green, and the writer was struck off the list of Soviet creators. He lived out his life in poverty, he was not published, and only his beloved wife helped him to survive.

When I read Green's works in my youth, they seemed unreal to me. Something suggested that this does not happen. After all, it is in our youth that our rose-colored glasses are broken, and we are shocked by the cynical, rough and mercantile reality. In youth, you begin to realize that life will fuck you, very rudely, suddenly, without anesthesia and without protection. Thousands of types of suffering will come to shock, trample and hurt, and the very first encounters with reality will be the most painful, leading to despair and even the desire for suicide. Later, the shock goes away, and you break the habit of living in a terrible, deceitful and merciless world. So where will the Scarlet Sails come from there ?!

You start looking for the answer in religions and philosophies until you realize that all this is also a lie. Philosophers are taught to be mature and accept life as it is. But this advice is like the cynical advice to relax and take pleasure in being raped, and it cannot be avoided. (As Kurt Cobain said, no one dies a virgin, life will have fun).

You cannot be inaccessible to anxiety and not accept suffering if your soul is loaded with a burden of sins as large as the Egyptian pyramids. Suffering comes from a lie, and this world is undeniably a lie.
If someone has learned to do without suffering in this world, like a total hell, then it is the one who came to Earth quite recently and has not yet had time to collect sins. We are shown an eternally smiling man who was born without arms and legs, but became happy, found a wife and children. If his karma was a little worse, he would have ended his life unnecessary and lonely, and died somewhere under the fence. Because you cannot be free and happy just by tuning in to happiness. This is possible only thanks to the knowledge of the Truth, which this man clearly did not know. Tomorrow he will be born with arms and legs, but without good karma, and may commit suicide, as many young and healthy people who have not found happiness do. Because without Truth you cannot be happy.

And here is my final verdict as to whether it is possible to believe the Crimson Sails, that is, the hope for unconditional and complete happiness on this sinful land. Yes, it is possible, because the Truth exists and it is comprehensible. We cannot find it, but the time comes, and God opens it slightly. The truth is comprehensible, but not for everyone, but only for a select few who can become true next to the true Father. In their lives, the most unrealizable dreams come true, and Scarlet Sails must appear on their horizon! ..

But these things are so subtle and unusual that I dare not write about it in more detail.

Alexander Green was an amazing person. He wrote that it is in the scarlet color that there is exultation, that is, an understanding of what one is rejoicing at. By this he hinted at a truth inaccessible to ordinary, rough hearts. Having lived my not very long and not very happy life, I can say with confidence that the Scarlet sails of love, truth and happiness exist, and they are something that has already come true in my life. I sincerely wish that each of you also find your Scarlet Sails!

SOLOVEY Tatiana Grigorievna -
honored teacher of the Republic of Crimea, teacher-methodologist of MBOU “Gymnasium named after I. Sel'vinsky ", Evpatoria

DO PEOPLE NEED MIRACLES?COMPARISON OF THE HEROES OF A. GRIN'S EXTRAORDINARY "SCARLET SAILS" AND THE STORY OF S. MALITSKY "TANK-FOOL"

VI-IX CLASSES

Annotation. The material presents a lesson in comparing the heroes of A. Green's extravaganza "Scarlet Sails" and S. Malitsky's story "Tanya the Fool", shows what role the dream of a miracle plays in a person's life, what great spiritual work its implementation requires. The lesson has great educational potential.
Keywords: miracle, dream, spiritual world, beauty, faith, labor, extravaganza, irony, pragmatism.

The dream of a miracle lives in every person, even in the one who pragmatically calculates everything in his life and is sure that there are no miracles, and all miracles are well thought out and organized actions of a person. But let us remember how we are surprised at a flower or pine tree that has made its way through the asphalt, nestled on the bare top of a rock; how we freeze, looking at a falling star, how we bow our heads before a person who has overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles ... look projects? ..
Belief in a miracle, in the possibility of the impossible, in a fairy tale that can come true, helps people to realize their cherished dreams. Therefore, with such excitement and interest they listen and read about miracles ... Especially children. And this is understandable: in most cases, their upbringing and education begins with the miraculous - with fairy tales. But growing up, children do not stop dreaming of a miracle: after all, a miracle pushes the horizons of everyday life and raises us to Heaven, makes us work on ourselves, work to achieve a goal.

True, in our time, much is being done to replace the dream with pragmatic goal-setting and calculation. Maybe in some ways this is good, but the dream of a miracle inspires a person, which cannot be said about calculation ... That is why it seems important to me to penetrate the essence of such works of art, where the dream becomes the engine of human life, where it triumphs over pragmatism ... Of course, here the first place is occupied by Alexander Green's extravaganza "Scarlet Sails". But there are other works, in some ways consonant, and in some ways dissonant to "Scarlet Sails" and by this they also educate. I mean the story modern writer Sergei Malitsky's "Tanya the Fool", in which pragmatism and dreaminess collide - just like Green's, but even more harsh and dramatic.

It is interesting to read the story after studying the extravaganza, but it can also be done at other times (its small volume allows you to do this right in the lesson). Matching is possible at a wide variety of age levels from grade 6 to grade 9. A special presentation is being prepared for the lesson, the soundtrack of the song "Guys, you have to believe in miracles ...".

We open the lesson with a short musical epigraph - the words of V. Lanzberg's song "Guys, you have to believe in miracles ...".
This is sung in a popular bardic song that we will hear a little later. Is it necessary to believe in miracles? We will try to find an answer to this question during the lesson, re-reading a familiar work and opening a new one.

What does belief in a miracle give a person?
She fills his life with meaning, he tries to bring this miracle closer, waits for it, dreams of it and believes that someday it will definitely happen - and his life will change.
- But maybe this faith takes something away from a person?
Immersion in the dream of a miracle can lead a person away from real life, tear him away from her, and if a miracle does not happen, he may fall into despair, yearn, lose the meaning of life.
- What is needed in order for belief in a miracle to help you live and achieve your dreams, and not lead you away from reality?
A person should not withdraw into himself - he should lead an ordinary life, in which there is a place for work, and communication, and dreams. Real life tempers him, fosters patience, stamina, will in him, as was the case with the Green's heroine Assol. Note that her dream did not interfere with her housekeeping, taking care of her father, making toys, reading books.
- Can an ordinary person work a miracle?
It depends on what is meant by a miracle ... If we are talking about miracles from fairy tales, then we need either wizards or magical objects. Although in fairy tales, miracles are often performed by ordinary heroes: peasant sons or princes, daughters of merchants or poor stepdaughters who achieve happiness with their work, kindness and diligence.

And if we talk about real life, then for someone it will be a miracle finding a family (for example, for an orphanage or homeless child), the unexpected return of a long-lost thing, achieving the desired result, meeting with dear person, healing from an incurable disease, etc. And these miracles depend primarily on the people themselves.
- Remember in what works of art we have already encountered such miracles. (In the story of A. I. Kuprin “ Wonderful Doctor", In AS Green's extravaganza" Scarlet Sails ".)
- Remember who these words belong to: “... thanks to her, I understood one simple truth. It is about doing the so-called miracles with your own hands. When the main thing for a person is to receive the dearest dime, it is easy to give this dime, but when the soul conceals the grain of a fiery plant - a miracle, do it to him if you are able. He will have a new soul and you will have a new one. How do you understand them?

These are the words of Arthur Gray. In them, he expressed his understanding of the miracle and its significance for man. He called the miracle "the fiery plant." This metaphor helps us understand that the dream of a miracle, the desire for its fulfillment is the seed that helps a person to grow, develop, and improve. And the accomplishment of the long-awaited miracle gives a person a renewal - a new soul. And not only for the one who dreamed of this miracle and waited for it, but also for the one who helped the miracle happen, come true. Miracles, it turns out, can be done "with your own hands."

- Which of literary heroes does the soul have such a "grain"? Justify.
Of course, this is Assol. She listened with great attention to the fantastic stories that her father told her, and then fell asleep "with a head full of wonderful dreams." She came up with stories about homemade toys, talked to them, peered at plants and sea waves.
And "Arthur Gray was born with a living soul": he tirelessly studied the ancient castle, examined strange objects, listened to the stories of old Poldishock, read adventure books, dreamed of the sea. And therefore, the paths of these two amazing heroes must have crossed.

- Why didn't the parents understand Goei?
“Gray's father and mother were arrogant slaves of their position, wealth and the laws of the society in relation to which we could speak. A part of their soul, occupied by the gallery of their ancestors, is not worthy of an image, the other part - an imaginary continuation of the gallery - began with little Gray, doomed, according to a well-known, predetermined plan, to live life and die so that his portrait could be hung on the wall without prejudice to family honor. "

- Why did the inhabitants of Kaperna not see the "grain of a fiery plant - a miracle" in Assol?
They are too down-to-earth, primitive and absorbed only in everyday affairs and caring for their daily bread. Their souls are not able to see beauty, they do not respond to fairy tales and songs. Egle says about them: “I was in that village - where you must be coming from, in a word, in Kapern. I love fairy tales and songs, and I sat in that village all day trying to hear something nobody had heard. But you don't have fairy tales. You don't sing songs. And if they tell and sing, then, you know, these stories about cunning men and soldiers, with the eternal praise of cheating, these dirty, as unwashed feet, rough as a rumbling in the stomach, short quatrains with a terrible motive ... "

- WHO was the first to notice the "seed of the fiery plant" in the girl? This was exactly Aigle.
- Let's re-read the description of the portrait of Assol.

“The cotton dress, washed many times, barely covered the girl’s slender, tanned legs to the knees. Her dark, thick hair, tied into a lace headscarf, strayed against her shoulders. Each feature of Assol was expressively light and pure, like the flight of a swallow. The dark eyes, tinged with a sad question, seemed somewhat older than the face; its irregular soft oval was covered with that kind of lovely tan, which is inherent in healthy whiteness of skin. A small, half-open mouth gleamed with a gentle smile.<...>It was only then that he realized to himself what in the girl's face was so intently marked by his impression. "An involuntary expectation of a beautiful, blissful fate," he decided. "

- Whose eyes do we see Assol? (Through Egle's eyes.)
- And now let's get acquainted with the portrait of another heroine - from the story of the modern writer Sergei Malitsky "Tanya the Fool": knees ".
- Are there any details in the portraits of Assol and Tanka that bring them together?
Yes there is. Both girls are dressed rather unassuming and even poor, both are thin. In both, there is some kind of isolation from the outside world.
- In which portrait do we feel admiration for the heroine, and in which - irony? How can this be explained?

The portrait of Assol is given through the eyes of the collector of fairy tales Egle, he admires the girl, noticing in her "an involuntary expectation of a beautiful, blissful fate." But the portrait of another girl is clearly given in lowered tones, the guys notice its rudeness and even irony. Who sees her like this? We will try to understand this by reading the story.
The story is now read aloud by the teacher.
- So whose eyes do we see Tanka? Through the eyes of the courtyard boys. They called her "little fool-figure", noticed and ridiculed her sharp knees and darned tights, compared her eyes to slanting windows. There is mockery and contempt in everything.
- Why does the author call Tanka a "scapegoat"? With what intonation does this definition sound?

Before the guys speak up, let's introduce them to the origin of the expression "scapegoat".
The scapegoat is a special animal in Judaism (the religion of the Jews), which, after the symbolic imposition of the sins of the whole people on it, was released into the desert, after which those who took the goat into the desert washed and washed their clothes.
Tanya believed everything that was told to her, carried out all the stupid assignments: “She obediently walked from one guy to another or from one girl to another and passed on the most stupid and sarcastic assignments. Tanya was the scapegoat in the yard. She would have been completely destroyed by the light ... ". The scapegoat sounds ironic, of course.

- How can you imagine how Tanya felt among the yard children and how can you guess about it?
She is lonely, lonely. She is constantly offended, teased, laughed at and even bullied at her. We understand that Tanka is bad from her request to the forest prince: to make sure that she is not offended in the yard.

- Are modern children similar to the children of Kaperna? How?
How similar! They are just as cruel and aggressive: they chose a victim for themselves, over which they can scoff with impunity and enjoy the innocence and credulity of Tanya the fool, who believes their every word and carries out all their orders and instructions. It's great when someone is funnier and stupider than you! .. So, probably, the yard guys think.

- Let's try to imagine how Tanya's dream of a forest prince could appear.
Demonstrating a bright autumn landscape. He tells the guys the answer.
Probably, Tanya was very fond of nature, especially the forest, which was not far from the house on the outskirts. Tanya loved to go there - maybe she liked to look at flowers, leaves and herbs, to feel the silence and harmony that were not in the city courtyard, to rest with her soul and eyes on beauty. And then one day she saw a wonderful meadow. “There was a clearing behind the nettles. The fern densely covered the ground, preventing the wasteland growth crowding along the edges. There was a mountain ash in the middle. Some human flesh in the past hacked her jokes for the sake of a knife, cut off the top. The three upper branches stretched to the stump, joined together, intertwined, and now three heads supported the dark red rowan bunches. " Rowan brushes seemed to denote a crown, and Tanya imagined that a forest prince lived somewhere here ...

Assol Egl presented the fairy tale and dream of scarlet sails. Why did he do it?
He saw in the girl "the seed of a fiery plant - a miracle", he saw the expectation of beauty on her face. In addition, Assol had a "sad question" in his eyes, prompting the collector of fairy tales that the girl's life was not easy. And he gave her a fairy tale ...
And the fairy tale about the forest prince was invented by Tanya herself.

- What does it say, what does it tell about her character?
She is dreamy, has a vivid imagination, she wants to have a patron friend. She knows how to notice the unexpected and beautiful.
- How did Tanya change when she received an answer from the "prince"? Why?
“The girl was now moving around the yard with her head held high, did not react to ridicule and shouts, answering with a mysterious smile. It even seemed to Borka that her eyes began to squint less, they began to move apart from the slightly upturned nose. " She felt confident, the prince she invented and believed in turned out to be a reality (he answered!) And promised to fulfill her desire. Tan-kin's life was filled with a wonderful secret content. Therefore, she even outwardly changed: the feeling of inferiority disappeared, she began to smile more often ...

- What did the guys begin to notice in her appearance?
Tanya has "light curls", "green eyes", " a slim body"And" thin long legs».
- Remember how they called all these advantages before.
"Slanting windows", "legs-matches", "figurine", etc.
- Has the attitude of the guys towards the girl changed? Justify.
No, the attitude towards Tanka remained the same and even became even more contemptuous.
- What is it called at the beginning of the story and how then?
In the beginning, she is just "Tanya the Fool", then "Round Fool" and, finally, "Idiot".
- Who gives these characteristics-estimates? Who turns out to be the toughest? Do you agree with this view of the heroine?
Characteristics are given by Borka and Seryoga. Borka turns out to be the toughest.

The guys categorically object to the heroes of the story, calling Tanka simple-hearted, naive, trusting, not like others, but this is by no means a sign of stupidity.
- What did both heroines have to overcome, to endure? (Taunts, bullying, humiliation.)
- Why did neither one nor the other give up their dreams?
In their souls lived the "seed of a fiery miracle plant", they cherished their dream and believed that a miracle would happen, they really wanted it and were ready to endure anything in order to make their dream come true.

And Assol waited for her miracle ... How did Kaperna react to the miracle that happened before her eyes?
The dream realized in front of the inhabitants of Kaperna shocked them: “... the ship had the very sails, whose name sounded like a mockery, now they clearly and irrefutably burned with the innocence of a fact that refutes all the laws of life and common sense. Men, women, children in a hurry rushed to the shore, who was in what; the inhabitants called out from yard to yard, jumped at each other, screamed and fell; soon a crowd formed near the water, and Assol rushed into this crowd. While she was gone, her name flew among people with a nervous gloomy anxiety, with a vicious fright. The men spoke more; strangled, her name flew among the people, the dumbfounded women sobbed like a snake hiss, but if she started cracking, the poison went into her head. " The inhabitants of Kaperna are ashamed: the fairy tale, which they had ridiculed for many years, came true before their eyes. And this causes them anger and envy ...

- Why did Tanka not even believe Borka when he told her about the deception?
Since he answered her on behalf of the forest prince, it means that he is not indifferent to her: after all, you cannot play with feelings! So at least Tanka thinks.
- Why did Assol's dream come true, but Tankin's not? Why was Borka unable to give the girl a miracle?
In the life of Assol, the knight Gray happened - a man consonant with a girl, able to understand and appreciate her inner world, her spiritual beauty, able to give a miracle to a soul thirsting for this miracle.
And Tanya’s not a knight, although he wants to be known as the protector of the weak (in the yard he was considered the “patron saint of the weak and defenseless”), but it turns out that this is only in words, but in reality everything is different. He is not a knight. The knights do not offend the weak - they take them under protection, which, in fact, was demanded of Borka at the end of the story by his friend Seryoga. But for this you have to sacrifice your self, and Borka is not capable of that ...

- And who is capable?
Seryoga is "a convinced C grade student, a lover of sleep and sweets, at first I do, then I think, and even then not always ...". His sister and father, apparently, were able to explain to the boy the essence of the act committed by the guys, its possible consequences, helped to understand the state and feelings of the girl, and now Seryoga is trying to create a miracle ...

- Will Tanya be happy that a maple has appeared in the place of a mountain ash? Will she part with her dream? Will the seed of a fiery plant - a miracle be preserved in itself?
Tanya has to go through shock and disappointment in the forest prince, but she may have a loyal friend who will not let her be offended.

The guys believe that the girl is unlikely to stop dreaming and lose the "seed of a fiery plant." It's just that she will understand that in order to make a dream come true, you need to go towards each other, as Assol and Gray walked towards each other, and work not only on yourself, but also on who you want to see next ...

In fact, a miracle also happened in Malitsky's story: only not with Tanya, but with Seryoga, who, after this story, will surely understand the "simple truth" discovered by Gray, and will feel the joy of renewing his soul, which, thanks to Tanya, will become different, truly " humanized ", knightly ...

Having become acquainted with this instructive story told by Sergei Malitsky, let us ask ourselves once again the question that sounded at the beginning of the lesson: do people need miracles?
- Yes! - the class answers in chorus.
Let us believe in them and strive for their implementation - as our wise and patient heroes strove.

And in conclusion, I invite everyone to sing a song, the line of which began our lesson: "Guys, you have to believe in miracles ..."
Students are given the words of the song, a video for it is played, and the song is happily sung by the whole class.

"Literature at school". - 2017. - No. 7. - S. 23-26.

Scarlet sails as an image of a dream based on A. Green's fairy tale "Scarlet Sails"

Tasks:

introduce students to the amazing heroes of the story;

to teach to distinguish the fabulous and the real in the work;

to introduce concepts from the theory of literature: extravaganza, fairy tale, portrait, fabulous, real;

develop the skills of expressive reading of a literary text, including by heart;

development of communication skills when working in a group.

Equipment:

audio recording of the sea surf,

electronic presentation

Board decoration:

portrait of A. Green;

illustrations for the story "Scarlet Sails".

Introductory speech of the teacher

TEACHER. “The fog hasn't cleared yet; in it the outlines of a huge ship were dying out, slowly turning towards the mouth of the river. Its coiled sails came to life, drooping scalloped, spreading out and covering the masts with impotent shields of huge folds ... But the air pressure increased, dispersed the fog and poured over the yards into light scarlet forms full of roses. Pink shadows glided over the whiteness of the masts and rigging, everything was white, except for the outstretched, smoothly moved sails of the color of deep joy.

Nice lines, aren't they? The blue sea space looks through them, as if we looked out the window overlooking the sea. The window opens: the freshness of the sea breeze, and salt spray, and the sound of the surf burst into the room. The same happens when we open a book by Alexander Stepanovich Green.

TEACHER. If you have ever dreamed of the sea, you will surely share the dreams of this writer and fall in love with his world full of romance, a world in which the beautiful unrealizable is possible.

“When the days start to gather dust and colors fade, I take Green. I disclose it to any page. So in the spring they wipe the windows in the house. Everything becomes light, bright, everything mysteriously excites again, as in childhood, ”wrote D. Granin.

TEACHER. Alexander Green created his own extraordinary world, for which in the depths of our souls each of us yearns. A little girl Assol lives in this world, trusting and expecting beauty. This is the world of little Gray, a miracle-working boy who heals Christ's bloody wounds (albeit only in the picture and with the help of paint), who turns into a brave captain with a strange flying soul. This is the world where the "magician" Egle meets, promising happiness.

TEACHER. So, a research lesson based on the story "Scarlet Sails". "To love, dream and believe ..." More than one generation is read by Green's books, because his characters know how to love, dream and believe. So Assol and Gray dream and love. We will get to know wonderful world and the heroes of the story "Scarlet Sails" and we will look for answers to the questions:

Is the meeting between Assol and Gray accidental?

What is the meaning of the title of the story?

TEACHER. Extravaganza, as the writer himself defined the genre of his work. Guys, what do you think is extravaganza ??

(Before us is a world of love and dreams; a fascinating world of fairy tales, fiction, from which you don't want to leave; a world that teaches you to hope, believe and wait, love, create happiness with your own hands; a unique world of fantasy, something magical, fabulous, where there is always good triumphs over evil. Green puts a special meaning in the word "extravaganza". Assol and Gray work miracles themselves.)

Conversation by text

In the first chapter, "The Prediction", the author introduces us to the sad story that happened in the family of the sailor Longren. His wife died, leaving a newborn daughter. The culprit of the incident is the shopkeeper Menners, who did not want to help the poor woman. And Mary was forced to go to the city in inclement weather. On the way, she caught a cold, fell ill and died. Longren left his job as a sailor, began to live in the village, raise his daughter, and take care of the household.

- Why do you think Longren started making children's toys?

- What event influenced the further fate of the sailor and his daughter?

- Why did the inhabitants of Caperna of Longren dislike? For his deed or for his behavior? (he was not like the others. He knew how to love, and the inhabitants of Kaperna do not know how to do that. He acted as a judge, and thus placed himself above others. They could not forgive him.)

- Dislike for the father was reflected in his daughter. Remember what was the attitude of children towards little Assol? (It was Longren who helped Assol not to be angry with people, to remain still a kind girl. He taught her to “be able to love”.)

- Remember what Longren Assol Assol answered to her question: "Why don't they love us?"

Longren told Assol fantastic stories about life and people. Her head was "full of wonderful dreams." She lived in a dream world.

Assol knows how to love people. She pities them, forgives them. Recall how Green describes the sensitive, respect girls to all life in the forest.

- What is the charm of Assol? What about Assol caught Egle's attention? (involuntary expectation of a beautiful, blissful fate)

TEACHER. The motive of the sun is associated with the image of the heroine and it is not accidental. The very name of the girl in translation from Spanish means "to the sun." The sun is warmth, life. With the appearance of Assol on the pages of the story, the style of the narrative also changes. He seems to acquire lyricism, sincerity, special warmth.

And what does the wise old man Egl say about the name Assol?

How do you understand the words "Beautiful unknown"? (dream, destiny)

What fate prophesied Egl Assol?

Did the storyteller himself believe what Assol predicted?

How did Egle describe the ship, with which one fairy tale, memorable for a long time, will blossom in Kaperna? Pay attention to the verb "blossom".

Why are the sails scarlet and the ship white?

Now let's see what is left of this brilliant scarlet-pink palette in the words of a beggar who overheard the conversation between father and daughter? ("Special red ship") What's the difference?

Let's remember how long it took Gray to choose the color of the material for the sails.

Why did Gray choose it from thousands of other shades? (Scarlet is full of noble fun, regality, proud color; there is nothing in it that raises doubts. Scarlet is the color of the fulfillment of dreams, there can be no doubt about it.)

TEACHER. The scarlet color of Assol, Longren and Gray turns red for the beggar and many other inhabitants of Kaperna. Antithesis, opposition can be carried out with the help of synonymy. It acquires such an unusual shade under Green's pen.

And what was the attitude to this fairy tale in Kaperna? (They mocked, joked evil, nicknamed "ship Assol".)

Of course, reading the scenes, I want to stand up for a defenseless girl. And in the story there is such a hero - Arthur Gray.

Assol grew up alone, because the children of Kaperna crossed her out of their social circle. Why did Gray grow up lonely? (The father removed all of the employees' children from the castle, fearing that they would spoil the boy.)

What filled the world of his childhood? What episodes from Gray's life do you remember? Pay attention to the painting stories... What is the significance of these episodes in the story? (The first story reflects the main thing in Gray's character - active goodness, unwillingness to endure, without interfering, other people's pain, suffering. The second story points not only to the rich imagination of the boy who knows how to survive the artist depicted, but also to the ability to take decisive action. This impression determined his destiny. Gray decided to become a captain and became one.)

How did he imagine the profession of a captain? Was the "restless work" on the ship in line with Arthur Gray's childhood imaginations?

So we see that there is a lot that unites young people? (Firstly, they were both deprived of communication with their peers. But this loneliness gave rise to the heroes' ability to see and appreciate the beauty of nature. Secondly, they understand, love all life on earth, are close to nature. Thirdly, Assol and Gray kind and unselfish, hardworking. And finally, they both believe in the dream.)

TEACHER. Is the meeting between Assol and Gray accidental? (No, this kinship of souls led to the fact that the hero was able to fulfill Assol's dream, to make fantasy a reality.)

“Why didn't Gray believe the innkeeper, the son of Menners?

- Prove that there was nothing magical about the appearance of the scarlet sails. (All the "miracle" was done by Gray: he chose the right material and ordered the sails to be sewn; retelling of the episode "In the Shop", ch. 4.)

- Gray made Assol's dream a reality. Why? Was it only an addiction to fantasy that drove him? ^ What do the heroes say about miracles? (The theme of "Scarlet Sails" is clearly formulated in the words of Gray. The purpose of a person is to "do so-called miracles with his own hands" and give them to people. A miracle here is a good deed, a noble movement of the soul, "smile, fun, forgiveness - and the right word spoken at the right time. ")

- How did Kaperna react to the appearance of scarlet sails? (The world of Kaperna is opposed to the world of Assol and Longren. The people of Kapern lived their rough, vulgar life, guided by primitive philistine "common sense." sails: "And about the scarlet sails, think as I do: you will Scarlet Sails". Therefore, in the last final scene, the author once again emphasizes the defeat of the village (ordinary vulgarity, rudeness) before the world of dreams. The author once again convinces us of the need to believe in a miracle.)

- What words-images does the author include in the description of the scarlet sails? What are your associations? (Color of deep joy, a symbol of love, sails of a dream, romance, expectation, creativity, a miracle realized, a metaphor of hope, a triumph of happiness).

- Can we worry about the future of our heroes? Are they happy?

TEACHER. According to Green, there is one important property of a person that can change his life - this is the amazing power of imagination. A person is given an amazing opportunity to fantasize, dream, create. Having made a trip to the country of Green's dreams, you begin to understand that a person does not die in human memory when he opens his heart to others. And these others follow the dream, imbued with faith, hope, love.

What is the symbol of scarlet sails? (a symbol of dreams and love, fulfillment of desire)

TEACHER. Perhaps this book will make you suddenly wish for happiness as fiercely and passionately as Assol wanted it and fill you with the expectation of a miracle. Perhaps you want, like Gray, to build a ship for someone and sail under scarlet sails. Green forever gave us this expectation and this aspiration, and he himself remained faithful to his world until the end of his days. It is this fidelity that has not faded over the years that receives its reward. If you open your heart to this world, you will believe that "over the ocean, scarlet sails will fly up, and the violin will sing over the ocean."

Reflection

Do you need a magic wand to create a miracle?

Why is “Scarlet Sails” called a fairy tale that comes true?

Homework. Answer the questions:

"What is the strength of this book?"

"From this book I learned one truth ..."

A. Green's works are filled with sincerity, wisdom and observation. WITH early childhood in the memory of each person there are stories that have enriched the soul of each of us, instilled a sense of hope and faith in a dream.

"Scarlet Sails" is an amazing work that forms the inner consciousness of people, making it more humane, open to new impressions and emotions. It is full of striking contrasts between the attitude of society and an individual who was able to preserve in his soul what had long been lost by others.

What is the story "Scarlet Sails"

The callous, spiritually poor inhabitants of a small seaside town are opposed by the girl Assol, who, due to life circumstances, has become an outcast of this society. Asol did not have friends, only with her father she could share her experiences, dreams and thoughts.

It was the father who opened for the girl all the mysterious mysteries of nature, talked about sea travel, about the intricacies of human relationships. Assol absorbed what her father taught her and acquired her own worldview, which further separated her from society.

But the negativity of society did not touch the girl, as she clearly understood that her own opinion was more important to her than the biased attitude of the “blind” crowd. Assol believed that one day the person who would fully understand her would come to her, and with him she would find real happiness.

Once, while walking, Assol met Egle, a famous storyteller and collector of legends. He told the girl that one morning a majestic ship with scarlet sails would enter the harbor. A handsome brave prince will come out of him, who is already looking for Assol and will take her with him to his kingdom, where they will live for a long time loving each other.

Assol sincerely believed Egl and began to wait for her prince. This became another reason for people to make fun of the girl. She was teased as a dreamer, did not take her words and gloated that the years passed, and Assol remained in anticipation of his fantastic prince.

But the girl, in spite of everything, believed that one day this would happen. And once fate rewarded her for this: Egle's prophecy came true, and she met her prince.

She met a young man who, upon learning about her dream and how this dream is perceived in society, bought the most expensive scarlet sails for his ship. He left the ship to meet the girl, thus making her dreams come true.

Belief in beauty and dream of happiness

The heroine Assol teaches us to believe in something that at first glance is absolutely impossible. After all, the power of human desire, backed by faith and hope, has no boundaries.

The main thing is to keep in your heart kindness and sincerity, which sooner or later will lead to the realization of your dreams. "Scarlet sails" should in no way be perceived as a fairy tale, because in the life of every person a miracle can happen if he is open to him.

You should not be afraid to resist public false and low morals, but boldly go towards your dream, regardless of difficulties and obstacles. But you should also remember about your loved ones, because each of us can fulfill their cherished dreams, the main thing is just to try to find out about them.

Competitive essay based on A. Green's story "Scarlet Sails" by Kristina Akopova, a student of the 8th grade of the Tatiana School Central Education Center (Moscow).

Always follow
for your dream

based on the novel by A.S. Green "Scarlet Sails"

"Guys, you have to believe in miracles ... in miracles." This is the beginning of a song known to many people. From early childhood, we begin to dream. First about toys, then about books, later about a computer ... With age, dreams become more essential and important. But, of course, every person dreams of something. Alexander Green wrote a romantic story about the state of mind of any of us, because we all have a cherished dream.

What is a dream? Why do you need to follow your dream? The answer to this question is not so simple, but it is still there. A kind, bright dream carries bright, strong emotions. At first, you look forward to her, sometimes you endure grins, in an instant you can lose faith that your dream will come true. But how happy you are when one day you realize that your dream has come true, in which you almost stopped believing. Smile, laughter, tears of joy! But the main thing is that at this moment everyone around you feels good. And when you see their happiness, you feel even greater joy and understand why it was worth waiting and believing.

The lights went out, and everyone froze in anticipation of a miracle. People were in a hurry to pick up their children from school, leave work early, just to catch a play about a girl who believed in a kind, bright, beautiful dream. The name of this modest heroine is Assol. In early childhood, the girl lost her mother, so her father raised her. He gave his daughter his love, consoled her when her peers mocked her. Assol and Longren did not live like the others. They differed from others in characters, principles of life. From early childhood, the father taught his daughter to appreciate the inner beauty in everything, and not to look at the deceptive "outer wrapper". Assol could not understand why she and her father were not loved, she did not yet realize that they were not like everyone else.

"Tell me why they don't like us?" “Eh, Assol,” Longren said, “do they know how to love? You have to be able to love, but this is something they cannot. " - "How is it - to be able?" - "That's how!" He took the girl in his arms and firmly kissed the sad eyes, screwing up their eyes with tender pleasure. "

Once in the forest Assol met a mysterious wizard who told her: “I don’t know how many years will pass, - only in Kaperna one fairy tale will blossom, which will be remembered for a long time. You will be big, Assol. One morning in the sea distance under the sun a scarlet sail will sparkle ... Then you will see a brave handsome prince; he will stand and hold out his hands to you. - “Hello, Assol! - he will say ... ". From that day on, the girl did not leave the dream that one day the one who would take her from the village, where they and her father did not understand, would come. Assol dreamed of simple human happiness. She endured reproaches, crooked smiles; She was considered crazy, but she believed that somewhere, perhaps on the other end of the earth, there was someone who would say to her one morning: "Hello!" And such a person actually was: “If Caesar found that it was better to be the first in the village than the second in Rome, then Arthur Gray could not envy Caesar in regard to his wise desire. He was born a captain, wanted to be one, and became one. " The boy, like Assol, had a dream. From early childhood, Gray dreamed of becoming a naval commander and achieved this. Both heroes believed and hoped, and this is the most important thing.

You need to believe in your dream, hope that someday it will bring happiness not only to you, but also to the people around you. If you tell everyone about your dream, the likelihood that it will come true is extremely small, and if you “dream about something in silence,” then surely everything cherished and intimate will come true. Assol kept her hope secret from everyone. She closed her eyes to the insults, just waited and believed that her dream would come true. Perhaps, if from early childhood Longren had not taught Assol to be different from everyone else, to be more sincere and vulnerable, then we would not have seen such a wonderful fairy tale. The heroine chose a more difficult, longer path, but, as a result, it turned out that her decision was correct.

Of course, the meaning of the dream is also important. Assol and Gray dreamed of something that could not harm anyone. And if we turn to history, we will remember the dream of power over the world. Napoleon dreamed of ruling the whole world, as Hitler later wanted. And this dream turned into a disaster for all people. In this case, the main rule of the dream was not fulfilled: it did not bring happiness to the people around them. Why such a dream? So, of course, it's not enough just to have a dream. It is important that she be kind.
Probably, every person sitting at this performance thought about something of their own. Someone, like me, thought about a dream, someone worried about the fate of Assol ... But, of course, all those present were delighted by the very atmosphere. Let's imagine ... You are on the seashore, the sound of the water, the sun is hot a little, the waves cover your feet with water as warm as milk ... There is not a single ship on the horizon, not a single living soul nearby. Peace, tranquility, bliss - and suddenly all this disappears in an instant, and a scarlet sail soars over you ... It seems that now the words from the song will sound:

“Not three eyes, this is not a dream,
And the scarlet sail really flies proudly,
In the bay where the brave Gray
Found my Assol, In the bay where Assol
Waited for Gray ... "

Everything becomes clear only at the moment when a girl runs out onto the stage with a small boat in her hands with the words: “I am here, I am here! It's me!".

A happy person can be called a person whose dream has come true. But we experience real happiness only when we see the happiness of others. Some are crying at this moment, and some are sincerely smiling. And when Assol ran onto the stage, the whole audience stood up and began to applaud. "Scarlet Sails" is a poem that affirms the strength of the human spirit, shone through, like the morning sun, with love for life, for spiritual youth and the belief that a person, in a fit of happiness, is able to perform miracles with his own hands, "- said this famous writer K. Paustovsky. And there is no person who would not agree with this phrase. Everyone should always follow their dream, because it will certainly bring happiness not only to him, but to all people. After reading the wonderful story of A. S. Green "Scarlet Sails", we can say without a doubt: "Guys, you have to believe in miracles."

NOU CO "Tatiana School"