The plot of the story by Andrei Platonov “Unknown Flower” seems quite simple and even childish, but it has a deep meaning. A fairy tale come true teaches all readers to be at least a little kinder and help those who need it. The world will become much less destitute if we learn to hear the voice asking for help and provide this help.
Continuous struggle for life
On a clay and rocky wasteland a small flower lived alone, this is what the summary tells about. “Unknown flower” Platonov teaches readers charity and compassion for others. Only gray stones lay on the wasteland, the grass did not grow there, the cows did not graze, and the children from the pioneer camp did not play. Occasionally, a wind flies here to sow the seeds of plants, but most of them died in this lifeless place.
The fact that in the pit between the clay and the stone sheltered a small seed and sprouted after a while, says a brief summary. "Unknown flower" Platonov teaches the will to live. The seed released thin roots that dug into lifeless clay and began to grow. The little flower lived very hard, because he had nothing to eat. During the day, he collected leaves of dust of black soil brought by the wind with leaves, and at night - dew to moisten the dried earth. The plant worked tirelessly, overcoming fatigue and pain in order to live, only occasionally it was dozing, because the dream abated sadness.
Meeting with a girl Dasha
The difficult life of the unfortunate plant is described in brief. "Unknown flower" Platonov describes how this plant released a whisk at the appointed time, albeit a nondescript, but very fragrant. Its white petals looked like a star flickering with fire. One morning, a girl Dasha walked past a wasteland, she lived in a pioneer camp and missed her mother very much, therefore, writing her a letter, she hurried to the station to send him. She was very surprised when she felt a slight fragrance, because there was not a blade of grass around. The girl smelled and saw a small flower growing between the stones.
To show that some difficulties can cultivate good qualities, Platonov wrote The Unknown Flower. The summary tells that the plant told Dasha about its difficult fate, and the girl, along with other pioneers, decided to help him. For several days, the children worked in the wasteland, imported good land there so that the flower could rest, gain strength and raise offspring. After that, the pioneers did not come here, only at the end of the summer Dasha ran to the little hero to say goodbye.
Revived wasteland
The fact that next summer she again came to the pioneer camp Dasha, says a summary. Platonov's “Unknown Flower” tells us that this flower was therefore fragrant so much that it lived in constant labor. The girl went to a wasteland, grass grew there, a lot of fragrant plants, but her old friend was not there, maybe he died last fall. The flowers were beautiful, but they could not compare with that first.
To show that constant work and a desire to live make a person stronger and more noble, Platonov wrote "The Unknown Flower." The content of the tale was ended with the fact that Dasha, already leaving the wasteland, smells a familiar smell. And then the girl saw that a copy of last year’s flower was growing between the stones, only better and stronger, because this plant lives in stone and overcomes much more difficulties.