Letter to lord chesterfield prose | Degree 2nd semester English Unit-5 prose summary explained

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[00:01:28]Guys, first let us talk a little about the author. Author here is Samuel Johnson. Guys, Samuel Johnson was a famous English writer, critic, and scholar. Guys, he is best known for writing a dictionary of the English language. Yes, he is best known for writing dictionary of the English language. He was one of the greatest writers of his time, guys. Yes, he is one of the greatest, most popular, and most appreciated writers of his time we can say. His writings are known for their wisdom and strong values, guys. And yes, if we talk about his works, through his works, he made a great contribution to English literature.

[00:02:11]Okay, this is little about the author, Samuel Johnson. Now, let us talk about the prose. The prose is Letter to Lord Chesterfield. Guys, this is a famous letter written by Samuel Johnson. In this letter, Johnson talks about his disappointment with a Lord Chesterfield, who did not help him when he really needed support, guys. The letter teaches us the importance of self-respect, hard work, and independence. Basically, it tells us that help is meaningful only when it is given at the right time.

[00:02:44]Okay, so this is about the prose, Letter to Lord Chesterfield. Now, let us get into the summary, guys. The story begins when Samuel Johnson starts writing his famous work, A Dictionary of the English Language. Writing a dictionary was a very big task, guys. It needed many years of hard work, patience, and dedication. So, during that time, writers usually received help from rich and powerful people. Okay? And these people were called patrons. Yes.

[00:03:14]Whenever writers used to write something like this, they used to get some help from rich and powerful people. They gave money and support to the writers, guys, basically, whenever they are writing such things.

[00:03:27]Johnson also hoped that Lord Chesterfield would become his patron and help him complete this difficult work or help him by providing some work. Okay? So, yes, Johnson begins his great project. What is that great project? A Dictionary of the English Language. And to write this dictionary of the English Language, he thought that Lord Chesterfield would help him to do this. Okay.

[00:03:55]Guys, at at the beginning Johnson respected Lord Chesterfield very much, guys. He believed that Chesterfield would encourage him and stand by him while he was working on the dictionary.

[00:04:07]Since patronage was common in those days, Johnson thought he would receive help whenever he faced difficulties. So, basically he trusted Lord Chesterfield and he hoped that he would support him until the work was completed. Okay? So, yes, this is the thinking of Johnson.

[00:04:23]Okay, basically he is hoping that Lord Chesterfield will help help him whenever he is finding any difficulty. Guys, before going into the other part, let me remind you all that this explanation is a brief understanding of the summary in a simple and easy way, okay? But for the examination, you need well-structured, point-to-point, and exam-oriented summaries. Guys, I have already prepared complete English notes including 100% exam-oriented summaries, grammar, vocabulary, and everything required for your exams. These notes are specially designed to make you write your exams in such a way that you will score O grade.

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[00:05:30]Guys, things did not happen as Johnson expected, okay? Johnson expected that Lord Chesterfield will help him until the work is completed. Okay? Like he believed that John Chesterfield Sorry, this Lord Chesterfield will help him.

[00:05:49]But, uh things did not happen as Johnson expected, guys. While he was working on the dictionary, Johnson faced many problems, okay? He had financial difficulties, poor health, and many personal struggles. So, during this difficult time, Lord Chesterfield hardly helped him. Johnson felt uh disappointed, guys, because the person he trusted and did not support him. Uh when he needed it the most, okay?

[00:06:16]Basically, Johnson was expecting help from Chesterfield, but Chesterfield did not help Johnson, okay? And yes, these were difficult years without any help for Johnson. Guys, even though life was difficult, there was very difficulty in Johnson's life, he did not stop working, okay? He continued his work with patience and hard work. Day after day, he worked on the dictionary without losing hope. It took him nearly 9 years to complete it, guys. Yes, it took him nearly 9 years to complete his work.

[00:06:53]Finally, he finished the dictionary, guys, and through his own efforts, he did all this work. This is very important. His success came because of his hard work, not because of anyone's help. Yes?

[00:07:06]No one helped him. He hoped or he thought that Chesterfield would help him, but Chesterfield did not help him.

[00:07:16]Okay? So, yes, Johnson never gave up and worked for many years, and after 9 years, his work is done. Guys, when the dictionary was almost ready to be published, something unexpected happened. Lord Chesterfield suddenly started praising Johnson. He wrote articles appreciating Johnson's work. It looked like as if Chesterfield had supported Johnson from the beginning.

[00:07:40]But, Johnson knew that this was not true. Yes, and we also know that this is not true because when Johnson expected help from Chesterfield, he did not help. And once everything is done, slowly Chesterfield came and she is he is just showing that yes, he helped him like that. Okay, basically he is appreciating Johnson.

[00:08:02]Guys, Johnson was unhappy with Chesterfield's behavior. He believed that real help should come when a person is facing problems. Praising someone after they have already become successful is easy, guys. But it is not true support, right? So Johnson felt that Chesterfield's praise had come too late and had no real value. And this is true. Johnson felt very disappointed, okay? Because when he was working, when he was suffering, when he was facing many difficulties, no one helped him.

[00:08:33]Okay, even Chesterfield didn't help him when Johnson expected some help from Chesterfield. But later he's coming and he is just doing that show off that yes, he values Johnson or he values his work. But that is incorrect. So yes, guys, because of this Johnson decided to write a letter to Lord Chesterfield. In the letter he politely but clearly expressed his feelings. He told Chesterfield that he had completed the dictionary through his own hard work.

[00:09:03]Okay, he also made it clear that he did not need praise after finishing his work because the support should have come much earlier. The letter showed Johnson's honesty, courage, and self-respect, guys. So yes, this letter is not only about Samuel Johnson, guys.

[00:09:18]It gives an important lesson to everyone. It teaches us that we should believe in ourself. We should believe in our hard work, okay? If people help us at the right time, we should be thankful. Definitely we should be thankful because they are helping us.

[00:09:32]But if they only praise us after we become successful, that praise does not have much value, okay? So, yes, the letter reminds us that self-respect is more important than false appreciation.

[00:09:45]Everyone should accept this. Please maintain your dignity. Please be independent. Do not be dependent on anyone. And please, you guys should maintain self-respect, okay? Everyone should have self-respect.

[00:10:01]No one should be able to say anything to us because we are working for ourself.

[00:10:07]We are doing all with ourself, okay? So, yes, this is about a symbol of self-respect. Now, if I talk about the conclusion, guys, I can say you that letter to Chesterfield is a powerful lesson about hard work.

[00:10:22]It is about self-respect and independence. Basically, Samuel Johnson teaches us that true success comes from our own effort and determination, okay?

[00:10:31]Yes, guys, the letter also reminds us that real support should come during difficult times, not after success has already been achieved, okay? This is very important. If someone is helping you in your difficult situation, remember them in your lifetime, okay? Do not forget about that. Definitely, we need to remember it. But, if someone is not helping you in the difficult time and later they are coming and just doing like we value you so much, we care for you so much, guys, do not trust those people, okay? And maintain your own self-respect. So, yes, guys, this was the complete explanation about this prose. How was the explanation? Do let me know in the comment section. And if you need paid notes for your examinations, message me on my Instagram. Join our Telegram channel for important updates. Check out our playlist for all explanation videos. All the links are available in this video description. Do check it out. All the very best. Bye-bye.