A HERO R. K. NARAYAN

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A HERO

                                      R. K. NARAYAN

 

       A Hero is written by R. K. Narayan. His full name was Rasipuram Krishna Swami Iyer Narayana swami. He was born on 10th October 1906. He was died on 13th May 2001. He was an Indian writer, novelist, and short story writer. He was best known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Ray Anand and Raja Rao. His notable award Padma vibhushan,Sahithya Academi award, Filmfare Award for best story. His works in novel The English Teacher (1945),Waiting for the Mahatma(1955),... His short stories are Lawley Road (1956),The grandmother's Tale (1993),.

A Hero

       R. K. Narayan's stories belong to the Indian soil and are redolent of its culture. His stories depict South Indian life and his view of the world and those who live in it. Simple but fascinating plot, living characterization, strict economy of narration and elegant simplicity of language are features of his short stories.

       Narayan's stories produce one single vivid effect. The seize the attention of the reader from the outset. His purpose does not seem to be moral and didactic like that of Aesop's or Tolstoy's. However, fate does play its part in some of his stories. His stories attract both foreign and Indian students. His stories serve a good introduction to the foreigner who wants to know Indian life.

        To create sense of drama, the writer uses several techniques like onomatopoeia to build tension in the story 'A Hero'. Eg. "scratch, scratch and then a light thud". There are short, blunt sentences to give hyperbolic statements as in "His end had come". The simile of the little boy's teeth being used "like a mortal weapon" is another technique that the writer uses to humorously portray Swamy's fear for his life.

       When contrasted with the high drama of the story’ climax, the ending of the story is amusingly anti-climactic. Rather than being haunted by the demon, Swamy had bitten the leg of an ordinary burglar. There is also an humorous irony in The fact that Swamy bit the leg because of his terror and fear, but he is heralded as a hero the next day. The writer uses the metaphor, "Congratulations were showered on Swamy" to emphasize vigor of his perhaps undeserved praise. Thus we see Narayan making the story quite interesting and readable.

                                              

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