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Theme: N.V. Gogol "The Night Before Christmas"
Night of miracles and justice
Section: works of N. V. Gogol.
The place of the lesson in the section is the first. (Second lesson - The power of laughter. (Comic in N.V. Gogol's story "The Night Before Christmas")
Goals:
Educational - to expand students' knowledge about N.V. Gogol, to acquaint them with the history of the creation of the work, to begin acquaintance with the story.
Educational- development of communication skills: the ability to work in a group.
Educational– education of faith in the best ideals of mankind: biblical commandments, love, selflessness, fortitude, spiritual purity.
Advanced homework assignments:
1. Group - prepare a story about Vakul, Solokha, Oksana, the devil, Patsyuk . (the whole class is divided into 5 groups respectively)
2. Individual- a message about the history of the creation of "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka"
Registration: , excerpts from the film "The Night Before Christmas"
Plan.
1. Word of the teacher.
2. Messages from students.
4. Homework.
1. The word of the teacher. slide 1
Hello guys. Today we have to plunge into the magical world of a fairy tale created by the wonderful writer N.V. Gogol.
I suggest you make a journey into the past and find yourself in Little Russia, in Dikanka on the night before Christmas, to see how people live here, to find out what miracles happen on this magical night. So, before us is the story of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol "The Night Before Christmas".
- What do we know about the story as a genre of literature?slide 2
The story is one of the genres of epic works. In terms of volume, the story is more than a short story, but less than a novel. It has more events actors than in the story. Most often, this is the story of a person's life, told either on behalf of the author, or on behalf of the hero himself.
In the collection "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" N.V. Gogol combined several stories in which miraculously intertwined real life Little Russia of the 19th century, fantasy and fairy tale.
2. Student's report on the history of the creation of "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka" (material may be selected by the teacher) slide 3
- What new things did you learn for yourself by listening to the messages?
Rudy Panko, inviting guests to Dikanka, knows that they will meet with a fabulous, wonderful. This meeting will happen on the pages of the story "The Night Before Christmas".
The peculiarity of the story is that it is fantastic.
- What is fantasy?slide 4
/Fantasy– a world of incredible, wonderful ideas and images born of the imagination./
- Name the elements of fantasy in the work.
In the story, fantasy is based on faith in God and the power of the devil (devils and witches).
3. Work on content. slide 5
Guys, if the time of action was not indicated in the title of the story, the night before Christmas, could you guess about it? By what signs?
(The action takes place in winter, nature is full of solemn expectation of the holiday, the heroes of the story walk around the village with carols.)
- What is special about Christmas Eve?slide 6
/ This is the most mysterious and beautiful night.
By folk beliefs at midnight, the gates of heaven open, and the son of God descends to earth. If someone prays for something good at midnight, then everything will be fulfilled.
That evening in Russia they read a prayer, told children about the birth of Jesus Christ. They celebrated and caroled all night.
- How do we see the night?(Reading the description of the night.)
Why do you think not full moon, namely the month illuminates Dikanka before Christmas?
/The month is a symbol of a young emerging life, a symbol of renewal and hopes that are always associated with the wonderful holiday of Christmas./
- What mood does the description of the month create?
/Joyful, solemn./
No wonder the dark forces are trying to steal it. Images of what characters create a fabulous-fantastic atmosphere? Slide 7
/Damn, Solokha, Patsyuk./
- What do we know about the devil?
In The Night Before Christmas, as in many folk tales, there is a motive of ridicule of the devil. Gogol's devil groans, clutches his heart, kisses Solokha's hand. He is depicted as a petty thief who slipped the stolen item into his pocket.
The blacksmith's mother, Solokha, is an outwardly brisk and cunning village widow.
Let's see what they do tonight. Let's look into Solokha's house.
(Viewing a fragment from the movie "The Night Before Christmas")
- Is Gogol's devil scary?(No, he looks like a mummer.)
- Solokha is a witch? What features of her prove it? How is she different from the classic fairy tale witch?
/ She, apparently, is crafty, quick-witted and lucky. Solokha is neat, returning from the flight, cleans up the house./
- Why did her guests come to Solokha? What did they dream about? And Solokha?
/Each of them dreams of spending a pleasant time with Soloha, and she is not averse to benefiting from this./
The night before Christmas is special: the night before the greatest Christian holiday - the birth of Jesus Christ, but at the same time, evil forces - hell, a witch - are most active, trying to force people to violate Christian commandments.
- Which of them do you know?Slide 8
There are 10 in total.
Don't make yourself an idol.
Do not take the name of the Lord in vain.
Remember that the Sabbath is to be dedicated to God.
Honor your father and mother.
Dont kill.
Don't commit adultery.
Don't steal.
Do not speak false accusations against your neighbor.
Do not desire the good of your neighbor.
10. Do not have other gods.
- What commandments do Solokha and her guests violate?
Why didn't their wish come true? What are they punished for?
/ They violated the Christian commandments and, leaving their wives, came to Solokha.
All Solokha's admirers end up in sacks, and the blacksmith takes them out of the hut. Now they have become "caroled good"./
How is the humorous effect achieved?
The characters are portrayed in a funny way.
In the image of Solokha, magical and everyday life are closely connected. Both the behavior and habits of the witch are purely feminine. The supernatural actions of Solokha are also domesticated.
Depicting in The Night Before Christmas with undisguised humor and slyness a rather nice company of unclean people, Gogol at the same time makes them direct participants in the eternal struggle of light and dark principles, good and evil, that unfolded on the pages of the story.
- Who in the story enters into this struggle?Slide 9
- What do you know about him?
(Speeches by representatives of the group that prepared the analysis of this image)
- Why the devil stole the month?
/He stole a month in order to harm Vakula./
- Why was the devil angry with Vakula?
/ The relationship between the devil and Vakula did not work out long before Christmas. The reason for this was the picture, "painted" on the wall of the church. When Vakula painted a picture that he did not like so much, no matter how he tried to interfere with the painter, none of his nasty things could embarrass Vakula's soul. So strong was his faith in God, so pure was his soul.
- What makes this soul open to evil?
/ Unrequited love for Oksana. For the devil, this becomes the last hope, since he has one night left to settle accounts. /
- What do we know about Oksana?Slide 10
(Speeches by representatives of the group that prepared the analysis of this image)
- What is attractive in Oksana, and what is unpleasant?
Why does the blacksmith Vakula love her?
Talk about the vicissitudes of love. They love not for something, they often do not understand why love arises. But love illuminates and sanctifies a person's life.
/Vakula is in love with Oksana and is ready for anything for her/
- Does Vakula understand that Oksana does not love him? Is he trying to forget her? Why doesn't it work?
/“I am as dear to her as a rusty horseshoe.”/
- What condition does Vakule Oksana set?
/ He needs to bring her tsarina's little laces, and then she will become his wife. /
- What action does Vakula decide to take?
Vakula understands that love cannot be bought for little shoes, so she decides to commit suicide. In Orthodoxy, suicide terrible sin. God gave man life, and man cannot take this life away from himself. This means that the feeling of the blacksmith is so strong that, sincerely believing in God, he is ready, because of Oksana, not only to take his own life, but to commit a more terrible sin - to doom his soul to eternal torment in hell, which await suicides.
- Knowing this, Vakula continues to seek salvation. What is he doing?
/Goes to the local sorcerer Patsyuk./
- What do we know about him?slide 11
(Speeches by representatives of the group that prepared the analysis of this image)
- Why, at the sight of Patsyuk, who ate dumplings, Vakula felt that he was "gaining sin"?
/Patsyuk does not observe fasting, which is obligatory for good Christians at this time./
Why was the devil so happy that Vakula was ready to destroy his soul?slide 12
/The blacksmith was the most pious person in the village, besides, he painted a picture where the devil had a hard time./
Christmas night brings not only miracles, but also justice. This is the time when everyone is rewarded according to their deserts.
- How does Vakula make the devil take himself to Petersburg?
/ Courage, ingenuity and determination help him, but the blacksmith's main strength is in his sincere and deep love. /
- Vakula was in the palace. What is he paying attention to?
/His gaze stops at the picture, which depicts the Blessed Virgin with the Child./
- Why?
/ This image is a reward to Vakula for the victory over the devil; for the saved soul, contemplation of the beauty of the Most Pure Virgin with the Divine Infant is sent to him.
Looking at the picture, Vakula experiences delight and tenderness, freeing his sick soul from filth. And he easily gets the tsarina's slippers. Everything is given to a person easily if his desire is sincere and pure from bad thoughts.
- And what is happening in Dikanka at this time? Various rumors are circulating in the village.
Viewing a fragment of "Conversation on the street"
- How do we see rural gossips in this scene?
/ They are grumpy and mischievous, they like to gossip on occasion. They passionately prove what they don't know. It turns out that the whole of Dikanka knows what every farmer, succumbing to sin, considers a secret.
- How did Oksana's attitude towards Vakula change when she realized that she had lost him?
- How did Oksana behave in the morning in church?slide 13
/ “Only Oksana stood as if not herself: she prayed and did not pray. So many different feelings crowded into her heart, but her face expressed only strong embarrassment; tears trembled in the eyes"
Vakula returns to Dikanka with slippers, asks Chub's forgiveness and "thanks" the devil. How he does it?
/ Vakula showed that he recognizes the seniority of Chub and his power over himself and asks for his mercy. The devil receives in full for his cunning./
Why didn't the devil manage to get Vakula's soul?
/ Faith, courage, resourcefulness and sincere love for Oksana help the blacksmith to cope with the temptation. /
- How does the story end? Do you think the story could have ended differently?Slide 14
In The Night Before Christmas, evil is defeated. The protagonist Vakula defeated evil spirits. The evil in the story is outwardly and physically not terrible, but funny and absurd.
It turns out that miracles really happen on Christmas night and the most cherished desires come true, but they come true for those who deserve it, because Christmas night is not only a night of miracles, but also a night of justice.
Homework .
Reread the scenes that seemed funny to you, retell them.
Answer the question: What is humor in a work of art?
The immortal work of N.V. Gogol "The Night Before Christmas" has been of inexhaustible interest to readers for many decades. It, like many other novels and stories of the author, is filled with mystical events that take place in the life of the inhabitants of the Ukrainian village of the 18th century.
Summary
The action of the story takes place in the large Little Russian village of Dikanka. Among the inhabitants of the village are young women, Cossacks, young boys and girls, clerics and, of course, a witch, without which not a single peasant society could do.
A young guy Vakula falls in love with the first beauty of the village, Oksana, who does not reciprocate his love, as she is sure that she deserves a better match. Moreover, Oksana's father, the Cossack Chub, does not like Vakula either, and in every possible way prevents his daughter from communicating with him.
On the night before Christmas, the Cossack Chub goes to visit the deacon, who, on the occasion of the holiday, arranges a reception for the most respected residents of Dikanka. Taking advantage of Chub's absence, Vakula hurries to Oksana's house in order to get the girl she loves.
Then it was time to intervene in the course of the devil, who staggered around the village, pushing people to commit sins before the holiday. The devil has long disliked the guy because he painted the icon of the Last Judgment, on which he depicted him in an unsightly form.
A representative of evil spirits steals a month, with the idea that if it becomes dark outside, Chub will stay at home, and Vakula will not be able to go to Oksana. After the kidnapping of the month, the devil goes to visit his bosom friend the witch Solokha, who is also the mother of Vakula.
Here the most amusing events begin to happen: one by one her admirers come to Solokha, whom the prudent witch hides in sacks in turn. At this time, the narcissistic beauty Oksana puts an ultimatum to Vakula: she will marry him only if he gives her little laces, in which the Empress walks.
The offended young man returns home, where he sees many large bags in the middle of the room. Thinking that the bags contain sweets for carolers, the guy takes one of them and decides to leave the village forever.
Suddenly, the thought comes into his head to consult with the old sorcerer Patsyuk and ask him for advice on how to get cherevichki for Oksana. In Patsyuk's house, Vakula sees a mystical picture: dumplings fly around the sorcerer and take turns jumping into his mouth.
The shocked guy did not have time to say a word, as Patsyuk advised him to turn to the devil, who was sitting behind him (Solokha hid the imp in a bag). With the help of the devil, Vakula travels to the capital and begs the queen for one pair of her shoes as a gift.
The next morning, the guy goes to Oksana with little shoes and offers to marry him, to which the beauty agreed. The girl admitted that she had loved Vakula for a long time and was very sorry that she offended him.
Mysticism and reality in the story
Probably, it is unlikely that any of us in our lives were lucky enough to meet a real devil who walks the streets of the city on Christmas night, or a witch who cuts through the evening sky on a broomstick. Or maybe you have seen how dumplings fly into the sorcerer's mouth by themselves? Most probably not.
Such images and events described in the work "The Night Before Christmas" are mystical in nature. The story reminds fairy tale, in which the most wonderful things happen that can only happen to people on Christmas night.
1. Determine main theme"Nights before Christmas.
The main theme of the fairy tale is Gogol's reflections on good and evil, where good triumphs over evil, and evil looks ridiculous and absurd. Celebration of Christmas by people from the village, the victory of good over evil.
2. Which characters make you sympathize, which ones make you laugh? Why?
The blacksmith Vakula arouses my sympathy, since Oksana gave him an impossible task: to take the royal worms from the princess who lived in St. Petersburg. In the end, he was poor and it was unrealistic to get a gift for his beloved. Damn made me laugh. After all, it was he who came up with the idea to steal the moon for Christmas. For the village people, this was a "tragedy". “As on that night, all the youth went from house to house and sang carols. For this they received various goodies. The devil took Vakula to St. Petersburg.
3. What is the comedy of the situation in which Solokha's guests find themselves? What other episodes did you find funny?
The comedy of the situation: Solokha is a very respected lady, pretty, a "young woman" without a husband, Vakula's mother and no one but the devil knows what she does at night and that she is just a witch.
Evening, winter, Solokha is at home, the devil comes, she is very kind to him, but suddenly there is a knock at the door! Solokha hides the devil in a bag so as not to lose her reputation.
Start new history Pan Head came. Solokha runs to set the table and notice the presence of the devil, with whom she has long-standing ties. Everything is ready. The head only raises the glass and knocks on the door! Do not ruin my honor and Pan climbs into the bag.
On the threshold of the Dyak, no one came to him and he is looking for Pan the Head. But Solokha is not laughing. The head is in a bag and the clerk can affect her reputation!
A knock on the door and again a guest) Chub came to Solokha, he was led by tender feelings. Solokha creeps in front of Chub, but the door slams again! The forelock is in a sack, and the disappointed Vakula, the son of Solokha, returned home. He is angry at the whole world and is not inclined to talk! There is a knock on the door and Solokha runs into the garden. Meanwhile, Vakula sees bags on the floor in the upper room. All his thoughts are about Oksana and he thoughtlessly throws ALL the bags out into the street, and there everyone who is not lazy carols).
Respected people in the village, being in bags, jump down the street until they are picked up by girls. Vakula in anger threw out all the bags, giving a pip to everyone - this is the comedy of the situation. But Solokha is an honest lady, her reputation is beyond suspicion.
A lot of funny situations are created by the devil, he is a loser, so his actions are funny.
4. Do you think Gogol's laughter in The Night Before Christmas is evil, good-natured, malicious, bitter? Justify your assessment.
I think that the laughter is rather good-natured, because he taunts the devil and others by putting them in a bag, and the son of this witch accidentally took away the devil and mocked him well.
5. Which events of the story would you classify as everyday, which as fantastic? Is it always possible to draw a line between them?
The magical night before Christmas, everyone believes in miracles and it is impossible to draw the line, this is the beauty of Christmas, the expectation of a miracle. It all depends on us and our dreams, drawing the line, we will destroy the magic of a dream that should come true if you believe in it.
"The story "The Night Before Christmas" is the night itself, this is reality, and what happens is a fairy tale, magic. To hell with Solokha, who stole the moon and stars, this is fantasy, festivities and caroling are a reality. Bags with Solokha's visitors are truthfulness , and the devil in a bag is a fantasy. Flying on a devil to Petersburg is a fantasy, and to whom Vakula flew is a reality, Empress Catherine II and Prince Potemkin, historical figures. The Cossacks are history, and Vakula together with them is a fantasy Pan Patsyuk is a reality, and his connection with evil spirit-fiction. Solokha-lady of marriageable age, that she is a witch, is a fantasy, but what such ladies are ready to go to get married is a reality.
6. For what "the devil swore to take revenge on the blacksmith"?
For the fact that Vakula painted an icon (fresco) in the church, which depicts how very strongly the righteous chase the devil.
7. What customs and traditions of the Slavs are recreated in the story "The Night Before Christmas"?
The custom of caroling and praising Christ has been recreated. Before Christmas, the boys and girls dress up and go from house to house in cheerful companies to sing carols.
8. Determine the common and different in the characters of the "fabulous" characters of the story and folklore characters familiar to you from folk tales. Make a conclusion.
General: the fight against evil differences: in Gogol, the devil lives and the witch and other evil spirits live together in the village. Where are people. L is usually far from people.
9. What are the tricks of the folk tale that are found in the story "The Night Before Christmas".
Epithets, comparison, personification, the victory of good over evil, the presence of fictional characters, the main character's journey, the task for the main character, the use of color in the author's speech.
10. Does the test invented by Oksana for Vakula look like the test of a hero in folk tales? Justify your answer.
Yes, they are. Gogol relied heavily on folklore. In folk tales, it is obligatory for the hero to bring something unusual from afar, or to defeat someone. Oksana, on the other hand, gave him the task of bringing the tsarina's slippers, which was almost impossible.
11. Mark in the text those fragments that talk about the beauty of Oksana. Prepare a story about her.
After reading the story "The Night Before Christmas" with many fabulous events and funny adventures, I would like to highlight from the main characters of the work beautiful girl named Oksana. This capricious, windy and carefree girl was the daughter of the noble Cossack Chub. She dressed very smartly in expensive clothes, knew what young guys and girlfriends from her village were talking about her and was a very important know-it-all. Most of all, she loved to admire herself in the mirror, changing her outfits. They wooed her, but no one could achieve her love. One blacksmith Vakula, over whom she constantly laughed, expected that she would nevertheless pay attention to him and fall in love. The girl very often looked into the reflection of the mirror with a great sense of self-satisfaction. One day, just before Christmas, this girl sends the blacksmith Vakula to the queen herself, so that he fulfills her next whim and brings her the little laces that the empress herself wears.
A little later in the story, we see that Oksana can experience a sincere feeling of love and compassion. The girl meets the blacksmith with great joy when he returns with the little boots, and agrees to marry him. It coexists with such different feelings and qualities of character as narcissism, sadness, arrogance and embarrassment. It can be concluded that Oksana can be not only a spoiled beauty who has only clothes on her mind, but also a person capable of the most sincere human feelings.
12. Write down key words that will help to describe the character of the blacksmith Vakula.
Vakula is handsome, strong, kind, full of inexhaustible energy and youthful enthusiasm. He has a pure heart, integrity of nature and beauty of feelings. He is faithful to his duty, his promises, possesses perseverance in achieving the goal. The obstacles that arise in his way do not stop him, but on the contrary, make him show great resourcefulness and initiative, courage and determination.
13. Why is Vakula stronger than the devil? What is the significance of the fact that Vakula is a believer / Confirm your answer with examples from the text.
Vakula is a very pious and religious person, as well as an excellent house painter. After all, it was he who painted a picture in the church, a humiliating trait, from which the unclean and disliked the blacksmith. From that day on, the evil one swore to harm him. Which he did with success, but for the time being. But the blacksmith does not sin in any way, and even when he comes to Pot-bellied Molasses, Vakula refuses the modest one, which jars the devil. And, finally, before flying to St. Petersburg, the blacksmith subjugates the devil by imposing a cross, thus proving to be stronger than him. Therefore, of course, Vakula's piety gives him power over the unclean.
14. What does Vakula feel when he sees the decoration of the palace? Write down keywords to answer this question.
At the sight of the decoration of the palace, Vakula feels delight and admiration. “What a staircase!”, “What decorations”
15. The word of the Cossacks to the queen and the request of Vakula are placed side by side. What effect does Gogol achieve in this scene?
Gogol shows the generosity of the queen and her closeness to the people, as well as the sincerity of Vakula, his immediacy, captivating simplicity.
16. Prepare for expressive reading of any fragment of the story. Listen to the beginning of the work in the electronic application. In your opinion, did the reader succeed in correctly conveying the mood, creating the desired picture in the imagination of the listeners?
Yes, the reader managed to correctly convey the mood, create the desired picture in the imagination of the listeners.
17. Prepare an artistic retelling of the episode depicted in the illustration by M.S. Rodionov (p. 180). How do the characters develop in this scene?
18. Consider a reproduction of a painting by K.A. Trutovsky "Carols in Little Russia" (color insert). What signs of folk life are recreated by the artist? How is the holiday atmosphere conveyed?
The story "The Night Before Christmas" is a work written by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. It is part of a cycle called "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka". This work was published in 1832, and its action refers chronologically to the period of the reign of Catherine II, more precisely, the last deputation of the Cossacks held in 1775. Events take place in Ukraine, in Dikanka.
Heroes of the work
In the story written by Gogol ("The Night Before Christmas"), there are a number of fairy-tale characters as characters: the devil who stole the month, the witch Solokha, who cuts the sky on her broomstick. Another vivid image- Patsyuk, who could cure people of various diseases and strangely ate dumplings, which themselves fell into his mouth, dipped in sour cream.
In the story called "The Night Before Christmas" the heroes - ordinary people - interact with fairy-tale characters. The representatives of the human race in the work include the blacksmith Vakula, Oksana, her father Chub, the head, the clerk, the queen and others.
"The Night Before Christmas" begins with the following events. The last day before Christmas has ended, a starry clear night has come. Through the chimney of one of the houses on a broom, a witch climbed up and began to collect stars. And at this time, the devil stole a month.
He did this, because he knew that Chub was invited to kutya today by the deacon, and his beautiful daughter would remain at home, and at that time the blacksmith would come to her. The devil took revenge on this blacksmith. Beloved daughter Chub, in addition, was a good artist. Once he painted a picture in which on the day doomsday Saint Peter casts out an evil spirit from hell. The devil interfered with the work in every possible way, but it was finished, and the board was built into the wall of the church. Since then, this representative of evil spirits has sworn to take revenge on his enemy.
Having stolen the month, he hoped that Chub would not go anywhere in such darkness, and that the blacksmith would not dare to come to his daughter in the presence of his father. Chub, who at that time was leaving his hut with Panas, pondered what to do: go to the clerk or stay at home. In the end, it was decided to go. So the heroes of the work - two godfathers - set off on the road on the night before Christmas. How this story will end, you will find out a little later.
Oksana
We continue to describe summary. "The Night Before Christmas" consists of the following further events. Oksana, Chub's daughter, was considered the first beauty. She was spoiled, capricious. The lads chased her in droves, but then left for others who were not so spoiled. Only the blacksmith did not leave the girl, although her treatment of him was no better than with others.
When Oksana's father went to the deacon, Vakula appeared in his house. He confessed his love to Oksana, but she only mocks him, plays with the blacksmith. Suddenly there was a knock on the door demanding to open it. The girl wanted to do it, but Vakula the blacksmith decided that he himself would open the door.
Witch Solokha
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol continues his story ("The Night Before Christmas"). At that time, the witch was tired of flying, and she went to her home, and the devil followed her. This witch was Vakula's mother. Her name was Solokha. The woman was about 40 years old, she was neither good nor bad, but she knew how to charm the Cossacks so that many went to her, not suspecting that they had rivals. Solokha treated Chub best of all, since he was rich, and she wanted to marry him in order to seize the fortune. And so that her son would not get ahead of her in some way, marrying Oksana, the witch often quarreled with Vakula Chuba.
Return of Chub
The following further events constitute a summary. "The Night Before Christmas" continues. When the devil flew after Solokha, he noticed that the girl's father still decided to leave home. Then he began to break the snow in order to start a snowstorm. She forced Chub to return. But since the blizzard was very strong, the godfathers could not find their hut for a long time. In the end, Chub thought he had found her. The hero knocked on the window, but decided, having heard the voice of Vakula, that he had come to the wrong place. Wanting to find out whose house it was and to whom the blacksmith went, Chub pretended to be caroling, but Vakula drove him away, hitting him hard on the back. Chub, beaten, went to Solokha.
Kolyada
The story "The Night Before Christmas" continues. The devil had a month and again rose to the sky, illuminating everything around. Girls and boys came out to carol. They also went to Oksana, who, seeing on one slipper, wanted to have the same ones. Vakula promised to get the best ones, and Oksana swore that she would marry him if he got the queen's slippers.
The devil at that time was kissing Solokha's hands, but suddenly a voice and a knock of a head were heard. One after another, guests began to come to her house - respected Cossacks. I had to hide in a charcoal bag. Then the clerk and the head had to get into the sacks in their turn. The widow Chub, Solokha's most desired guest, climbed on the deacon. The last guest, the "overweight" Cossack Sverbyguz, would not fit in a bag. Therefore, Solokha decided to take him to the garden and there to listen to why he had come.
Patsyuk
Returning home, Vakula saw the bags in the middle of the hut and decided to remove them. He left the house carrying a heavy load. In the cheerful crowd on the street, he heard the voice of his beloved. Vakula dropped the sacks and went to Oksana, but she, reminding about the slippers, ran away. The blacksmith, in anger, decided to part with his life, but, having come to his senses, went to the Cossack Patsyuk for advice. Pot-bellied Patsyuk, according to rumors, made friends with evil spirits. Vakula, desperate, asked how to get to hell in order to enlist his help, but he gave only vague advice. The pious merchant, waking up, ran out of the hut.
Deal with the devil
The devil sitting in the sack right behind Vakula's back could not, of course, miss this prey. He offered a deal to the blacksmith. Vakula agreed, but at the same time demanded that the contract be fixed and, having crossed the line, deceitfully made him meek. The devil was now forced to take Vakula to Petersburg.
The sacks thrown by the blacksmith were found by walking girls. Deciding to find out what Vakula had done caroling, they went for a sled to take the find to Oksana in the hut. Because of the bag in which Chub was located, an argument broke out between them. Thinking that a boar was sitting there, the godfather's wife recaptured it from the weaver and her husband. To the surprise of everyone, in this bag, besides Chub, there was also a clerk, and in the other - the head.
Meeting with the queen
Vakula, having arrived on the line in St. Petersburg, met the Cossacks who had previously passed through Dikanka and went to the tsarina's reception with them. During it, the Cossacks told the empress about their worries. The queen asked what the Cossacks needed. Then Vakula fell to his knees and asked her for some slippers. The queen, struck by the sincerity of the young merchant, ordered to bring Vakula shoes.
The final
The whole farm was talking about the blacksmith's death. And Vakula came to Chub with gifts to woo a girl, fooling the devil. The Cossack agreed, and Oksana ("The Night Before Christmas") greeted the blacksmith with joy, ready to marry him without the slippers. In Dikanka, they later praised the house, wonderfully painted, in which the Vakula family lived, as well as the church, where the devil was skillfully depicted in hell, into which everyone who passed by spat.
This concludes the summary. "The Night Before Christmas" ends on this optimistic note. After all, good always triumphs over evil, including in this work by Gogol. "The Night Before Christmas", the theme of which is the people, their way of life, traditions and customs, proves this. The work is filled with a bright, joyful holiday atmosphere. Reading it, we seem to become its participants.
The story "The Night Before Christmas" also belongs to the cycle "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka". The events in the story are unusual, fantastic, like a fairy tale. The narrative is thoroughly saturated with the spirit of folklore, fairy tales and legends. The main action is centered around a resident of Dikanka - the blacksmith Vakula, "a strong man and a fellow anywhere", and the hero of all Russian beliefs - a demon. The plot of the story can be considered a conversation between Oksana, the first beauty of the village, and Vakula, who is in love with her to the point of unconsciousness. Oksana gives the blacksmith a promise to marry him if he brings her little slippers - such as the Empress herself wears. The climax of the story, no doubt, is the wonderful flight of Vakula on the line to St. Petersburg and back. As a result, he gets his beloved shoe. In the denouement, Vakula reconciles with Oksana's father, with whom he was at odds, and marries a beautiful woman.
Almost all readers who have ever plunged into fairy world"Evenings on a Farm", noted the extraordinary poetry, charm of the texts of N.V. Gogol. Where does the writer get such color, such skill? Distinctive feature story, as, indeed, and all the stories of the cycle, is the widespread use of folklore. This is manifested, first of all, in the events themselves and the images of the work. From folk ideas, Gogol draws images of the devil, who planned to steal the month, the witch flying out through the pipe, depicts their flight, the witch's pampering with the stars. Researchers of Gogol's work draw parallels between the magical flight of Vakula and folk legends. In the story, Gogol reproduces the spirit of the Ukrainian hinterland, gives, according to A. S. Pushkin, "a living description of a singing and dancing tribe, a fresh picture of Little Russian nature, this cheerfulness, simple-minded and crafty at the same time."
N.V. Gogol has an amazing ability to combine the real with the fabulous, fictional. A special world arises before us with its own rules and laws, with its own traditions: according to the old merry custom, on the night before Christmas, boys and girls go caroling, they sing carol songs, wish the owner and mistress health and wealth, respected and revered Cossacks go to each other visit a friend. And in this quite real world the fairy-tale world flows in so organically that it seems as if it should be so. These two worlds in the story merge into a single inseparable whole. And now it seems that there is nothing more common than a witch flying into a chimney, a moon dancing in the hands of the devil, and even the devil himself ... The image of the demon in the story is endowed with quite specific features, both external and internal. The author explains to us his actions, talks about his thoughts, in addition, he endows him with a special charm, which, despite folk traditions, does not cause us feelings of disgust or fear.
Natural sketches help create a fabulous atmosphere. Many natural phenomena come to life in this enchanted world. “Stars looked. The moon rose majestically into the sky to shine kind people and around the world."
