The Guide : Review

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The Guide: A Brief Review
R.k.Narayan gentle,subtle humour delights and his narrative style enthrals  us. R.K.Narayan  writing style and  language is formal  and  so simple.It doesn’t hit the readers with the pompous and boring long paragraphs as we see in other authors.Gentle humour ,subtle  irony , Indianness and Indian middle class themes are his  prime arms and ammunition. His novels  serves no social purpose and not intend to correct the society .his only aim is to serve more aesthetic unlike his  contemporaries. As we know that Mulkraj Anand  had tremendous  influence of rapid industrialization and modernisation and its ill effects on society  R.k.narayan never bothered about these things.
Story in the novel  "The Guide"  is narrated by the hero Raju, (i.e the  first person point of view)famously called Railway Raju. The novel’s  main theme is the transformation of Raju , a tourist guide to  that of a spiritual guide. Other themes we come across are
1)  Rosie’s   passion for dance
2)  Mockery
3)  Mismatch between Rosie and Marco
4)  Possessiveness
5 ) Greed for money and lavish life style adopted by Raju.
Raju owns a shop on a railway platform  and works as a tourist guide ,falls in love with Rosie, who has a passionate interest in dance. Raju falls head over heels  in love with Rosie after seeing her snake dance. Marco is a husband of Rosie. His interest  is cave paintings reading. He hates  dance. Marco’s indifferent attitude and negligence towards her needs make Rosie closer to Raju.
Raju catches her passion for dance and utilises to woo her .He admires her snake dancing
Mockery:
The writer scoffs at fake babas in the country. Circumstances change a forger  into a holy man.
Mismatch:
The writer points out the mutual respect  to  their  profession. raises profound questions about the relationship.
Possessiveness:
Marco is kind to  Rosie.  He gives her liberty whereas  Raju’s possessiveness irritates  her.
Raju doesn’t want her to  spend much time chatting with musicians,actors and dancers.He liked her to  be happy in his company.
Greed and lavish lifestyle
Greed and lavish life style lead Raju to jail



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