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1 THE GUIDE – Chapter 10 Adam, Ava, Eddie, Jasmine

2 DOMINANT EFFECT Narayan’s use of Raju’s disconnected tone shows how Raju’s selfish and materialistic nature catalyses the deterioration of his relationships.

3 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER Raju spends a few days in jail Raju and Rosie’s relationship deteriorates Rosie gains independence as she begins to support her and Raju financially Rosie earns money to pay for an expensive lawyer for Raju’s case Raju is sentenced to two years of imprisonment Raju finds that he actually enjoys his time in jail

4 QUOTE “If I had lived as a normal man of common sense, it would not have been difficult to find the amount.” (172)

5 QUOTE “It was I who needed comforting. I was overwhelmed with a sudden self-pity. Why should she cry? She was not on the threshold of prison. She had not been the one who had run hither and thither creating glamour and a public for a dancer” (173)

6 QUOTE “ … my lack of - what should we call it, judgment? No, it was something much lower than that. Lack of ordinary character! I see it all now clearly, but at that time I still clung to my own grievances, and could watch without much perturbation her emotional tantrums” (173)

7 QUOTE “I could give no time for others. I could not bother to think of her own troubles, of the mess she had been lead into, of the financial emptiness after all those months of dancing and working” (173)

8 QUOTE “I knew my mind was not working either normally or fairly. I knew I was growing jealous of her self- reliance. But I forgot for the moment that she was doing it all for my sake” (176).

9 QUOTE “It does not mean I’m not going to help. If I have to pawn my last possession, I’ll do it to save you from jail. But once it’s over, leave me once and for all; that’s all I ask. Forget me. Leave me to live or die, as I choose; that’s all.” (176)

10 QUOTE “Mani was the only visitor I had in prison; all other friends and relatives seemed to have forgotten me” (182).

11 RATIONALE OF SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter Bio – says something special about the tweeter Present the DE Tweet – an internal or external thought that one wants to share with one’s followers Shows character opinions Favorite – shows approval of someone else’s tweets Express character opinion and relationships Retweet function – shows direct agreement of someone else’s tweet Express character relationships Subtweets – common ways that people passive-aggressively and indirectly call out others Effective way to employ Raju’s disconnected tone

12 DISCUSSION QUESTION How does Narayan comment on the power of wealth in this chapter? Compare his use of the symbol of money to that of Austen’s use in Pride and Prejudice. Use textual evidence to support your answer.

13 DISCUSSION QUESTION Compare Raju’s behavior in this chapter to the behavior of “Swami Raju”.

14 DISCUSSION QUESTION Comment on how Narayan presents the theme of appearances and pride and compare it to To The Lighthouse or Pride and Prejudice

15 DISCUSSION QUESTION Compare Raju’s time in jail to Hanna’s in The Reader.

16 EXIT SLIP Pick a character from the novel and write a tweet from their perspective on Raju’s character/situation. Use hashtags and be creative!


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