THE GUIDE
The Guide by R.K.Narayan is based on the conflicts of human interest or nature. The story mainly revolves around Rosie, her husband Macro and Raju who enters their life as a guide. It is contrasting but interesting to note that these characters never reach a point of agreement in the book. Raju takes interest in Rosie thus Macro, her husband leaves her. When they fall in love, Rosie becomes an eminent dancer and singer and Raju comes on the terms of exploiting her finances. In a sense,he uses Rosie for his income, which she doesn't like at all and differences begin to throw them apart. It is Rosie who sends Raju in jail for two years as he uses her signature to take hold of her jewellery box. This can be considered as the second main climax of the book, first climax is when Macro discovers her wife in love with Raju.
First climax brings them together but the second one creates a gap between their relationships. After the imprisonment , Raju finds it hard to return to Malgudi hence he goes to some other village and accidentally becomes a saintly figure for them. However he is aware of sins hence he goes on a fast and dies thinking it as an act of repentance.
The book ends on a tragic note.R.K.Narayan through this book tried to explain the complexity of human nature, as a writer he is sure that humans can never live harmoniously by using understanding as an important tool for keeping humanity necessary for lives. No matter what you do or where you go, differences in human are always there to stretch the things apart. It is the bitter truth of human race.
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The Guide by R.K.Narayan is based on the conflicts of human interest or nature. The story mainly revolves around Rosie, her husband Macro and Raju who enters their life as a guide. It is contrasting but interesting to note that these characters never reach a point of agreement in the book. Raju takes interest in Rosie thus Macro, her husband leaves her. When they fall in love, Rosie becomes an eminent dancer and singer and Raju comes on the terms of exploiting her finances. In a sense,he uses Rosie for his income, which she doesn't like at all and differences begin to throw them apart. It is Rosie who sends Raju in jail for two years as he uses her signature to take hold of her jewellery box. This can be considered as the second main climax of the book, first climax is when Macro discovers her wife in love with Raju.
First climax brings them together but the second one creates a gap between their relationships. After the imprisonment , Raju finds it hard to return to Malgudi hence he goes to some other village and accidentally becomes a saintly figure for them. However he is aware of sins hence he goes on a fast and dies thinking it as an act of repentance.
The book ends on a tragic note.R.K.Narayan through this book tried to explain the complexity of human nature, as a writer he is sure that humans can never live harmoniously by using understanding as an important tool for keeping humanity necessary for lives. No matter what you do or where you go, differences in human are always there to stretch the things apart. It is the bitter truth of human race.
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