1.
Full
name of the author :
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayan
2.
Full
title of the text :
The Guide
3.
Publication
Date :
November 1, 1958
4.
Publisher
name and place : Viking Press(First
American Edition)
5.
Name
of the Protagonist : Raju
6.
Who
is the major female character : Rosie
7.
What
is she?
She is an M.A. in Economics though
she becomes a famous dancer.
8.
Type
of work :
Novel
9.
Narrative
Points of View:
There is a wonderful mingling of
first person and omniscient point of view has given a special flavor to the
story.
10 Narrative Tense : past tense
11.
Setting:
12.
Climax:
The climax of the novel can be the
forgery of Raju and his going of prison because it changes his entire life and
the story turns into a different one out of a mere love story.
13.
Place :
Malgudi
14.
Major themes:
Human Relationship, Love, Money,
Identity Crisis, transformation of Raju.
15.
Two major conflicts:
The exposition of Raju and Rosie’s
illicit relationship to Marco and Raju’s
decision of fasting for the villagers of mangala are two major conflicts of the
novel.
16.
Name and Designation of the major characters:
Raju- railway Raju,Swami, Mahatma.
Rosie - dance. Marco - archeologist.
17.
Where is Malgudi?
There is no existence of this town in
this world. It is a fictional town created by R.K. Narayan.
18.
Difference between Parochial and Regional:
Regional is one type of literary work
in which the geographical area of one region is included and in Parochial work
both religion and culture of an area is included. The Guide is a
Parochial type where Indian culture and religion is focused.
19.
Who is called a Picaro?
Picaro is a person who plays the role
of a rogue or villain, plays many roles, and wears many masks.
20.
Name some picaro heroes:
Huckleberry Finn, Raju, and Don Juan.
21.
What do you mean by picaresque novels?
It is one type of novel, which deals
with the adventures, and excitement of rogues and villains. The guide
deals with Raju’s adventures.
22.
What do you understand by Bharat Natyam ?
Bharat Natyam
is considered to be most faithful style in relation to the rules enunciated in
the “Natyashastra” a treatise about drama, dance and music . It was written
around 2000 years ago by the sage Bharata Muni, hence it is called Bharat
Natyam.It comprises three aspects such as Nritta, Nritya, Natya.
23.
Who is Nataraja? What does he signify?
Nataraja is the Lord of Dance. The image of
his rhythmic play is the source of all movement of the universe. The purpose of
his dance is to release the souls of all men from the snare of illusion.
24.
What do you mean by the following terms?
Sadhu
In Hinduism Sadhu is a good holy man who denotes an ascetic,
wandering monk. Sadhu is solely dedicated to achieving moksa. In this novel
Raju life in the temple is almost like a Sadhu.
Yogi
It is derived from the root Yuj, which means unite. The
practice of yogi may lead to the union of the human with the divine- all within
the self.
Sanyasi
Sanyasi is a person who lives outside the social fold.There
arw places where a sanyasi can live, such as monasteries. He does not have any
bond such, though he can raise meal through accepting alms and by attending
people’s houses as a guest.
Muni
In Buddhism, one who has progressed far on the way to
enlightenment is called Muni. : In
Hinduism, a Muni is a man who has
magical powers and has renounced worldly pursuits and has chosen an austere
life or religious activities.
Rishi
Rishi denotes the composers of Vedic hymns. One of the
fundamental quality of a Rishi is to speaking truth. The rishi is a ‘seer’ to whom the Vedas were originally revealed
through states of higher consciousness.
Swami
Swami means master; it means striving for the mastery over
one’s smaller self and habit patterns so that the eternal self within may come
shining through.
Guru
Guru is master like swami or teacher. Guru dispels the
darkness of ignorance.
