The Browning Version- Chapter 6th English Class 11th ( Hornbill ) Summary Explain

Characters 

• 1-Mr. Crocker Harris (  Middle Aged Schoolteacher )
• 2-Mr. Frank ( Young Schoolteacher )
• 3- Taplow ( Student )

Introduction 

• It Is An Extract From The Play The Browning Version Written By Terence Rattigan.
• It Presents Two Contrasting School Teachers They Are Mr. Frank And Mr. Crocker Harris 
• They Are Different In Age Temperament And Devotion To Their Profession.
• Mr. Frank Is Young, More Social While Mr. Crocker Harris Is Middle Aged.
• This Play Is A Story Of Two Schoolteachers And A Student Named Taplow.

Two Schoolteachers 

• This Play Is A Story Of Two Schoolteachers And A Student Named Taplow.
• Mr. Crocker Harris Is A Middle-Aged Teacher While Mr. Frank Is A Young Colleague Of Mr. Harris    
• Taplow Is A Student Of Lower 5th Class 
• He Is A Boy Of 16 
• Both The Teachers Provide A Striking Contrast.
• They Have Only One Thing In Common They Belong To The Same School.

Frank And Crocker Harris 

• Young Frank Is Quite Open To His Students He Does Not Keep Any Distance While Dealing With Them.
• Taplow  Is Not A Student Of His Class. But Still, He Takes A Lot Of Interest In Him.
• His Long Conversation With Taplow Reveals His Open Nature
• On The Other Hand Mr. Crocker Harris Is Quite Reserved.
• He Does Not Mix Up With His Students He Maintains A Respectable Distance With Them 

Follower Of Rules 

• Mr. Frank Does Not Believe In Observing Formalities.
• He Cares Little Regarding Rules And Regulations.
• Mr. Crocker Harris Follows Them Very Strictly. 
• In This Regard He Is Different From Other Teachers He Never Leaks Out Results Till They Are Formally Announced.

Fear Of Crocker Harris 

• Mr. Crocker Harris Is Feared And Even Respected.
• He Has A Wonderful Hold Over His Students, They Are Scared Of Him.
• Mr. Frank Admits That He Is Envious Of Mr. Crocker Harris, Perhaps He Lacks That Effect Which Harris Has Left Over His Students .
• Mr. Frank Encourages Taplow To Criticize Crocker Harris.
• Actually, He Urged Him To Imitate Harris.
• This Clearly Reveals The Working Of His Mind, He Even Asks Taplow To Cut Crocker Harris.
• He Lacks Harris's Devotion, He Teach Science But Show No Interest In His Subject.
• This Shows His Lack Of Dedication And Commitment Towards His Profession.

Crocker Harris Shrivelled Inside

• Taplow Says That Crocker Harris Is Shrivelled Inside Like A Nut.
• It Is Quite True He Is Not Open He Does Not Like Flattery.
• Nor Does He Like Anyone Who Likes Him, He's A Hard Taskmaster He Gives Extra Work To Taplow Even On The Last Day Of School.
• This He Does To Punish The Taplow For Being Absent For A Day Last Week, Sometimes He Cracks Jokes His Classical Jokes Lack Humor.
• No One Understands His Jokes.
• They Are As Dry And Humorless As He Himself Is.
• But In Spite Of Everything He Likes Crocker Harris. Taplow However Praises Frank As A Teacher He Says That He's Young. 

Millie Crocker 

• Millie Crocker Is The Wife Of Crocker Harris.
• She Is A Thin Women In Her Late 30s.
• She Is Rather More Smartly Dressed Than The General Run Of  Schoolmaster's Wives 
• Both Frank And Tableau Feel Her Presence.
• Pablo Feels Uneasy.
• He Fears That Perhaps She Heard Him Talking Ill Of Mr. Harris.
• She Sends Taplow To A Chemist.
• She Agrees To Take The Blame On Her In Case Mr Crocker Harris Comes In Taplow’s Absence.

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