Lessons 42–43 · 2 lessons · S. Olim, S. Ahmedov, R. Qo‘chqorov. Literature, Grade 8: textbook-collection, Parts 1 and 2. G‘afur G‘ulom publishing-printing creative house, Tashkent, 2014 (revised third edition)
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About the novel “Ufq”
Textbook: Part 2, pp. 92–94
GoalExplain the content and historical basis of the novel-trilogy “Ufq” and the ideological essence of the excerpt “Qochoq”.
New words
canal · kanalselfless devotion · fidoyilikon the home front · front ortidaaccusation · ayblov
Explanation
According to the textbook, “Ufq” reflects the fate of our people on the eve of the war, during the war and in the years after it. In it the digging of the Great Fergana Canal by hand in 45 days, with 160 thousand people on a 270 km work, is recalled as an unmatched feat. Said Ahmad wrote the fates and dreams of the people behind these huge works in three books: “Qirq besh kun”, “Hijron kunlarida”, “Ufq bo‘sag‘asida”. The excerpt “Qochoq” is taken from the second book and gives the tragedy of Ikromjon, Jannat xola and their runaway son Tursunboy. In the work Tursunboy’s deed is condemned and the parents share the blame, since they raised their only son spoiled. But beneath these accusations lies condemnation of the war and of those who brought it about, because the cause of the misfortunes is war; and Abdulla Qahhor judged that in the novel every word is true.
Worked examples
Example: Ikromjon, Jannat xola, To‘lanboy, Nizomjon, Asrora, Dildor, Zebi, A’zamjon: the trilogy has many characters and Tursunboy is one among them, so the novel is not one family’s story but the life of a whole people.
Example: in the excerpt nature fits the heroes’ state: spring does not come into Tursunboy’s heart, as the cranes bring spring but cannot melt the snow in his soul.
Class activity
Find two or three nature descriptions in the excerpt and write in a sentence or two how they match the hero’s mood. Do not copy from the text.
Practice
1
What numbers does the textbook give about the Great Fergana Canal?
Length 270 km, dug in 45 days, 160 thousand participants.
2
From which book of the trilogy is “Qochoq” taken?
From the second book, “Hijron kunlarida”.
3
According to the textbook, what blame lies with the parents?
They raised their only son spoiled and willful.
4
Why does the textbook say “the cause of all misfortune is war”?
Because war was the main force that left families without children and children without fathers and broke ordinary life; the characters’ tragedy also begins there.