ENGLISH | THE ROMANCE OF A BUSY BROKER FULL EXPLANATION | SEM-2 OU | PASS | @shivanipallela

[00:00:00]Hello students, welcome back to our channel. So, here in this video we are going to discuss about the lesson The Romance of a Busy Broker, okay? So, basically English second semester, the students who are pursuing under Osmania University, there will be a compulsory question from this lesson for part B 12 marks. So, any question they might be asking from this lesson, you need to write about the summary only, what is there in the story, okay? So, The Romance of a Busy Broker was written by O. Henry, okay? Compulsory you need to write about the author six to seven lines, definitely you need to write about the author. And whatever the thing I'm discussing in this video, that will be more than enough to write in the examination. So, from this notes you can write it in the examination, okay? This notes is freely available in our Telegram group. So, all the links I have mentioned in the description box. The Romance of a Busy Broker was written by O. Henry. So, O.

[00:00:59]Henry, what is about the author?

[00:01:01]O. Henry was a pen name of William Sydney Porter, okay? So, it is a pen name of William Sydney Porter, okay? So, he was born in the year 1862 and he was died in the year 1910, 1910, okay? So, date of birth and date of death compulsory you need to remember about the author, so O. Henry is a pen name of the William Sydney Porter. This this definitely you need to remember, okay?

[00:01:32]So, he is a famous American short story writer. So, the author is a very famous American short story writer. He is very well known for his simple writing style, humor, and unexpect- unexpected endings.

[00:01:49]He was famous for his short story writings and whatever the writings he was done it will be very simple and easy to have understand.

[00:01:58]Humor will be there and unexpected endings will be there. So, for that he is becoming very famous.

[00:02:06]Despite facing many hardships, he wrote more than 600 short stories. So, even though he's having many hard sacrifices, but still he wrote more than 600 short stories. His famous work include The Gift of the Magi and The Left Last Leaf, The Ransom of Red Chief, and The Romance of a Busy Broker. These are the famous works of O. Henry, that is nothing about a William.

[00:02:38]His short stories often focus on ordinary people and end with surprising twists. So, whatever the work he was there, no, it is mainly focusing on the ordinary people and ending will be like having the surprising twists. Okay? So, this is about the author. Now, compulsory you need to write about the author six to seven lines. Whatever the thing I have discussed now, that you need to write it in the examination about the author. Now, come back to the lesson. What is this lesson is there?

[00:03:10]The Romance of a Busy Broker is a humorous short story that shows how excessive work can make a person forget even the most important events of life.

[00:03:23]So, here in this story, what he was discussing is nothing about if you are having the person with excessive work, how you will forgot the important events of your life. Okay? Most important events. Okay? So, we were discussing about this humorous short story. Okay?

[00:03:46]This story is about Harvey Maxwell, a a stock broker who is always busy with his office work. So, the story is about a person whose name is Harvey Maxwell. So, he is one of the successful stock broker, who is always busy with his works, it seems, okay? Everyday, he is surrounded by customers, clerks, telephone calls, and busy matters. So, he was very busy with his work. So, everyday he will come like he will be busy with customers, clerks, everybody it will be. He was very hard schedule it will be there. His office is always crowded, and he hardly has time to think about anything except work. So, except work, remaining except work, remaining any other things it might be there.

[00:04:40]He was having the very hard time, it seems. His sufficient secret secretary, Miss Leslie, arrives at the office looking happier and more beautiful dressed than as than usual, okay? So, he's having the secretary. So, he's and her name is Miss Leslie Leslie, okay?

[00:05:02]So, she's arriving at the office with happier face and more beautifully dressed as usual than usual. Everyday she will be normal, but this day it is very uh beautifully dressed. Another clerk, Pitcher, notices the change. So, another clerk will be there, no, in the office.

[00:05:20]So, he will notice that change.

[00:05:22]During the day, Pitcher tells Maxwell that someone has come to apply for Miss Miss Leslie's job, because she may leave. So, that the person is there, no, clerk will explain clerk clerk will discuss this matter with Maxwell. So, Maxwell is nothing about a stock broker, who is very busy with his works, okay?

[00:05:44]So, that someone is came to get into the job of Miss Leslie because she need to leave. Okay, she will go away from the office it seems. Surprisingly, Maxwell seems confused and says that Miss Leslie is an excellent employee and she should not be replaced. Means the stockbroker, the person Maxwell is saying that surprisingly she's one of the like a good employee with the work she should not be replaced. Next, surprisingly she will sorry, he will tell.

[00:06:18]Miss Leslie quietly continues her work without saying anything. Maxwell remains completely busy until there is a short break in the office work. So after saying this that Miss Leslie is there no, she was quietly continuing her work and Maxwell also says very busy with his work and after that he was getting a small time short break in the office work. Okay, at that moment he completely at that moment he suddenly realizes that he loves Miss Leslie. Okay, at that short break of the moment he realizes that he will he's loving the Miss Leslie it seems. Without wasting any time he rushes to her desk and passionately proposes marriage. Miss Maxwell is there no, so after getting without getting any late he rushes into her desk and asks about the marriage proposal. Okay, so he apologized for never expressing his feelings earlier because he's always been too busy with his work. So he will explain that also I am very sorry that I was not explained I was not expressed my feeling with you because I am very busy with my work no, like that he will explain to the Miss Leslie.

[00:07:35]Miss Leslie smiles in surprise and gently gently reminds him that they were already married the previous evening at small church. Okay?

[00:07:47]So, she was saying that a surprise she was smiles in surprise and gently he she reminds him that they have already married in the yesterday's evening at small church it seems. Maxwell is shocked because he had became so absorbed in his work that he had completely forgotten his own wedding also.

[00:08:10]Okay, you're getting my point? So, the Miss Leslie only tells him that yesterday evening only we have got married in small church. So, that Maxwell is suddenly surprised and he was very obsessed that he forgot his own wedding only. Okay?

[00:08:28]So, the story ends with O. Henry famous surprise ending. Through this humorous incident, the author shows how an unhealthy obsession with work can make people forget even the happiest and most important moments of their lives. See, how much work it might be there? If you are too obsessed with that your work, you will forget your greatest events in in your lives. Yes or no? He forgot Maxwell forgot his own wedding only which was done in yesterday's evening. Yes? So, this is the surprising twist of the lesson. Okay? So, the romance of a busy broker. Okay, it is interesting and easy story, no? So, easy one and you can include your own way of phrasing the statements also, ma. So, short story and you need to remember the name like Miss Leslie and Maxwell and also a clerk name. Okay? So, everything you need to remember the names. So, what is the moral of the story? Hard work is important, but we should never become too busy that we ignore our family, relationships, and personal life. Even though how much work you will do, how much hard work you should do, but you should not forget your family relationships and your happy events in your life. Success has real meaning only when it is balanced with love and human relationships. Okay, so what the moral of the story is, success is having the real meaning when you have balanced with your relationships, love along with your work. Okay? So, this is about the moral of the story, ma. Very easy lesson, simple lesson.

[00:10:15]Okay, from unit number four. Okay, for optional, you can leave the another poem lesson, and you can learn this The Romance of a Busy Broker. Okay? So, that's it about the lesson, ma. I hope that you have understood. Still, if you're having any further doubts, if you have not understood this lesson, let me know in the comment section. This notes PDF is available in our Telegram group.

[00:10:37]All the very best for your further examinations. See you all in the next video, students. Bye-bye, everyone.