The self–discovery on the part of Rosie in R.K.Narayan`s the Guide
| International Journal of Humanities and Social Science |
| © 2015 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal |
| Volume 2 Issue 5 |
| Year of Publication : 2015 |
| Authors : E. Elizabeth Kamala |
10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V2I5P104
How to Cite?
E. Elizabeth Kamala, "The self–discovery on the part of Rosie in R.K.Narayan`s the Guide," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 18-22, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V2I5P104
Abstract:
R. K. Narayan` s novels The Dark Room and The Guide project the subjugation and suppression of women in Indian society. It is a matter of regret that women from those days to these days are not given freedom on par with men. The objective of this paper is to study the turmoil faced by Rosie in the novel The Guide. The aim of the research paper is to bring out the pathetic condition that prevails for Rosie throughout the novel. The guide was first published in 1958 and received the Sahitya academy award in 1961 like quite a number of other novels by Narayan, it had its genesis in an incident from real life, In his autobiography entitled my days , Narayan recollects how, around 1956-57, he had been musing over the subject of new novel. “About someone suffering enforced sainthood.” The outline of a plot came to him following something that happened around that time in his home town of Mysore.
Keywords:
R.K.Narayan, Rosie, self-discovery, subjugation, confinement, hybridity.
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