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.