In the name of god In the name of god
Utzel, a lazy man, dreams of a wealthy suitor for his daughter Poverty. Through hard work, they learn the value of labor and achieve success. This story reflects themes of change, growth, and the rewards of diligence in a touching narrative set in Eastern Europe.
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In the name of god In the name of god
Isaac Bashevis Singer was born in 1904 in Poland. He wrote mostly in Yiddish, a language spoken by Eastern European Jews. He came to the United States in 1935 and at first earned his living writing for Yiddish newspapers. He eventually became famous for his stories about Jewish life in Eastern Europe. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1978. In his Nobel award speech he said, The storyteller and poet of our time, as in any other time, must be an entertainer of the spirit..
Summery Once there was a man named Utzel.he was very poor and even more lazy. He lived in a cottage. He had a daughter and he called her Poverty. Utzel loved to sleep most of the time. He loved nobody and was jealous of everybody. He was a small man,but his daughter was tall,broad and heavy.he daydreamed that a rich young man would fall in love with his daughter, marry her ,and provide for his wife and his father-in- law.
Summery One day Utzel learned that a certain charitable society in the village loaned poor people money,and he went to the office and said: I would like to borrow five gulden.I want to have a pair of shoes made for my daughter. Then the shoemaker had wanted his money in advance.when my daughter gets married,I will be able to pay back.The official decided to give him the loan.after a week when the shoes made,Poverty was very surprised;suddenly the shoes were small for her. After that the shoemaker told them:there is only one way out for you,Go to work.
Summery Utzel and Poverty both decided started working for people and earned some money. At last they understood that all a man possesses he gains through work , and not by lying in bed .Utzel`s dreams came in true and Poverty married with the son of a wealthy merchant . who was called mahir . before long Utzel got a better job . Now on the wall of his office , he writes a motto that it is : whatever you can do today , . don`t put off till tomorrow
Vocabulary Thatched: covered with dried straw , reeds Toadstool: any of various types of amberlla-shaped fungus ,poisonous one Crooked: not straight or level Cot : simple narrow bed Curse: bring down evil or harm Reproach: criticize sb esp . For failing to do sth Charitable: of , for or connected with a society or organization for helping the needy promissory note: signed document containing a promise to pay a stated sum of money on demand or on a specified date Gulden: unit of currency of Netherland
Vocaboulary Consternation: surprise and anxiety ; great dismay Diligently : showing care and effort Lo and behold:(idm) used to indicate surprise Industrious: hard-working ; diligent Mole: small dark-grey fur-covered animal with tiny eyes , living in tunnels which it makes undergaround Squirrel: small tree-climbing animal with a bushy tail and red or grey fur Court: try to win the affections of a woman Warden: person responsible for supervising sth Cottage: a small house especially in a village Sum : an amount of money
Vocaboulary Adore: love Broad: wide , large Provide for : support Loan : lend Advance : money paid to someone before the usual time , especially someone`s salary Measurement: to discover the size or amount of sth Possess: to have or own sth Gain : get sth Wealthy : rich Merchant: someone who busy and sells good , trades man Motto: proverb Puffy : swollen
Theme This story is about work that every wish come true by work and without work you don`t get any thing. And emphasized struggle and hardwork Conflict Internal : Utzel and his mind : he has taught to became rich with borrowing five gulden and his daughter can marry with a rich young man . and he thought other people are lucky , I`m cursed. External: rich and money : he became poorer with borrowing five gulden and now he had five gulden less than nothing Irony 1. Thatched roof , Toadstools that had grown on crooked walls and the floor had rotted away show that Utzel was very lazy man and poor. Idiom Lo and behold , used to indicate surprise
Characters Protagonist:Utzel( lazy , poor , jealous) Round:Utzel , Poverty (indigent , idle , broad , heavy) Flat : Sandler ( shoemaker) , Mahir(husband`s Poverty) Setting Place : in a cottage in a village Time : Friday Season : winter Proverb 1. Whatever you can do today , don`t put off till tomorrow 2. No pain , no gain
Climax 1. When Poverty wanted to try the shoes but she could not get them on her puffy feet 2. When they began to work and reached money Moral point 1. From borrowing one gets poorer and from work one gets richer 2. All a man possesses he gains through work , and not by lying in bed Conclusion Utzel and Poverty decided that go to work and at last they became job so he became respected and Poverty married with the son of a wealthy merchant THE END
