By Ai Linh Nguyen, Ketaki Deo, Divya Tanguturu, and Courtney Allred The Guide: Chapter 7.1 By Ai Linh Nguyen, Ketaki Deo, Divya Tanguturu, and Courtney Allred

Dominant Effect Narayan creates multi-faceted characters by exploring the impact of societal expectations through the use of settings. The main take away is that Narayan ties specific expectations for each character for each setting

Societal Expectations Class Time Period Personality Gender Setting History While we go through this presentations, theses are some aspects to consider!

Modernism vs traditionalism Realism vs Idealism Themes with Duality Modernism vs traditionalism Realism vs Idealism Expectations for men vs. women Keep this in mind while we go through the presentation.

Home: Raju in a Position of Power Raju is the provider for his family “‘I should certainly know how to manage these things. Don’t think I’m so careless.’ And she left me alone.” (90) We start the novel with Raju, and Raju at home. The story begins with Raju’s father as the main man who takes care of all the business. However, once he dies, this responsibility is left up to Raju. Raju becomes the provider and caretaker of his family. Even his mother, who is older and thus seemingly wiser defers to him when he denies her advice. Talk about how this HOME SETTING ties to an expectation of PROVIDER and “top dog” man role.

Shop, Raju in a position of power He is in a position of power “He always called me ‘Raju-sir.’ It was his idea of combining deference with familiarity.” (pg 91) This role of authority also follows through in the aspect of Raju’s orginal work, a shop keeper. He is the boss, and his employees treat him as such, speaking to him deferencially.

Memphi Peak, Hierarchy of Power Raju Servantile role Rosie is distant to Raju, treats him like a servant “She clicked her tongue in disgust” (106)

She merely repeated, “I am asking you to leave us. Do you hear?” I grew weak and cowardly at her tone. I muttered, “I mean, you are- or he may want to go down, if it is so-” She clicked her tongue in disgust. “Do you not understand? We want you to leave.” I grew angry. This woman who had been in my arms forty-eight hours ago was showing off. Many insulting and incriminating remarks welled up in my throat. But even in that stress I had the sense to swallow back my words, and, feeling that it would be dangerous to let myself stand there any longer, turned on my heel and went in a stride to the car. “Gaffur, let us go.” (106) AT THE MEMPHI HOTEL Pg 106 “she nearly repeated….Gauffers, let us go” Raju is in a servantile role, no longer top dog

Mempi Peak, Hierarchy of Power (pg 88-89) Marco Marco is head honcho He is a good husband (provider, takes care of things) in a traditional aspect Provider THE HEAD HONCO ROLE at the memphis peak is Marco. Employer and Provider

Memphi Peak, Hierarchy of Power “He has been so good to me, given comfort and freedom. What husband in the world let his wife go and live in a hotel room by herself, a hundred miles away?” (93)

Memphi Peak, Hierarchy of Power Rosie as a homemaker ? “Perhaps he married out of a desire to have someone care for his practical life” (88) “She fussed a great deal over him” (89) “She arranged his room” (89)

What expectations do Rosie and Marco have of each other? “Are you also like him?” “In what way?” “Do you also hate to see me dance?” Pg 95 “A good wife ought be interested in all her husband’s activities” Pg 94 Setting

Room 28, Self Expectations and Fantasy Rosie Liberated from societal expectations “Her art and her husband could not find a place a her thoughts at the same time; one drives the other out” (94) Hotel as a “garden of eden” type escape,

Room 28, Self Expectations and Fantasy Pursues dancing “She brightened up. Her eyes lit up with a new fervor at the mention of dancing” (95) Not perfect wife Treats Raju like an equal

Room 28, Self Expectations and Fantasy Raju “I resisted my impulse to stay on, because I knew I was having her company fully downhill” “The only reality in my life and consciousness was Rosie...I would willingly have kept at her side all the time” (92) Allowed to be with Rosie, fantasy world

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Discussion Questions! How does Rosie’s struggle with compare with Virginia Woolf’s ideas of an Angel in the House? Compare and contrast the social expectations of Raju in two different settings. Does Marco really represent a traditional husband?

Pick a prompt and create a venn diagram comparing… Exit Slip Activity Pick a prompt and create a venn diagram comparing… Rosie or Raju in two settings Realism vs Idealism The expectations faced by: Raju vs. Rosie Rosie vs. Marco Marco vs. Raju