Structure & Characterization Essential Question: To what extent does Narayan portray Raju as a valuable leader in The Guide? Our task: Examine the portrayal of the protagonist through an analysis of the novel’s structure by chapter and POV

The Guide (1958): Structure Objective: Examine the novel’s structure by chapter and POV 3rd till 4 (“Raju narrates to …later stage.”); 1st (4th wall broken on 5) till 11; 3rd till 12; 1st till 14; 3rd till 15 1st 16-20; 3rd till 26 1st 3rd 32-35; 1st 35-36; 3rd 36-40 3rd  p. 87—“Listen to my story…” 3rd

Comparing Tripartite Structures Austen (1813) Volume I: Ch 1-23 Ends with departure of the Bingleys for London Volume II: Ch 24-42 Ends with Lizzie and the Gardiners heading to Pemberley Volume III: Ch 43-61 Woolf (1927) Part I: “The Window” One night, pre-WWI Part II: Time Passes Ten years following Part I Part III: “The Lighthouse” Ten years after Part I

Your task: Divide poster/web into 1st and 3rd person narrative voice; Write the essential question in the center of the web and save room for your literary thesis statement underneath For each side of the web, consider: Narayan’s development of Raju’s character and the relative reliability or fallibility of Narayan’s narrative voice Narayan’s non-linear timeline and symbolic presentation of the passage of time Narayan’s use of motifs (religion, food, railway, water, etc.) Narayan’s use of the motif of food Narayan’s use of names Narayan’s use of allusion to literary texts and the real world Narayan’s presentation of female characters Narayan’s diction, particularly his use of adjectives Narayan’s use of irony and satire Cite evidence by page and chapter number Essential Question: To what extent does Narayan portray Raju as a valuable leader in The Guide? Excellence: Varied evidence from each chapter about the ideas Narayan presents Varied evidence from each chapter about the way Narayan communicates those ideas using language, structure, technique, and style to a particular effect Analysis of quoted and paraphrased evidence shows nuanced insight about the development of Raju’s character Color, words, and images are used to thoughtfully analyze the literary effect of unique, specific evidence from The Guide