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The Dark Room is a novel written by R.K.Narayan, the well-known English-language novelist from India. Like most of his other works, this is a tale set in the fictitious town of Malgudi . This work of literature was first published in Great Britain in 1938 by Macmillan & Co., Ltd. London.
- R. K. Narayan
- 1938
- Introduction
- The Wife
- The Other Lady
- The Final Straw
- The River
- The Return
- The Dark Room: Key Thoughts
The Dark RoomNovel by RK Narayan is about the discord of a troubled family. It paints a grim picture of a disturbed household plagued with domestic conflict. The story revolves around Ramani who is a secretary in a company located in Malgudi called Engladia Insurance Company. He is a man who is consumed by cynicism and is very controlling in his ou...
Savitri is the antithetical or polar opposite of her husband. She embodies the characteristics of a dutiful and faithful wife. She is immersed in the traditions of Indian womanhood and exhibits qualities of loyalty, honesty and devotion to her husband. She suffers her husband’s wrath in meek silence and relegates her presence to her darkroom i.e. t...
Soon the story gets a new character named Shanta Bai. She is a beautiful, middle-aged woman who has left her husband. She is an ambitious lady and starts work at Ramani’s company. She has loose morals and loves to flirt with men and make them fall for her beauty. Unable to fend off the advances and seductive ways of Shanta Bai, Ramani is transfixed...
Savitri is still strong in her constitution and decides to win her husband back from the claws of her concubine. She prepares and dresses in order to seduce her husband and make him desire her as before. She is naïve in thinking that she can turn the clock back on their relationship and get back to the amorous passions of the first week of their ma...
Savitri reaches the river and jumps into its fast currents. However, a blacksmith and burglar, is crossing the river at the same time. He sees and rescues her. She is saved by Mari’s bravery and sheer good luck. Savitri is overcome with guilt and pity and narrates her story to Mari and his wife. Ponni, Mari’s wife, entreats Savitri to come with the...
However, soon Savitri finds herself broken by various inner conflicts. She is perturbed by the attitude of the temple priest who molests her and hates the fact a woman is working in a place dominated by male Brahmin priests. She also feels homesick. Her biggest worry, however, is her daughters whom she left at home. She becomes more restless by eve...
The tale of The Dark Roompaints the ideal Indian wife-submissive, obedient, self-sacrificial and beautiful. The story depicts Savitri has the lacking courage to leave her husband and resigned to a life of pain and embarrassment. This is representative of so many Indian women who live under the dominance of the patriarchal system. They sacrifice the...
Oct 13, 2020 · The dark room. by. Narayan, R. K. Publication date. 2004. Publisher. Chennai : Indian Thought Publications. Collection. internetarchivebooks; printdisabled.
The Dark Room by R. K. Narayan is a work of literature that was first published in Great Britain in 1938. This piece was not autobiographical as his two previous books. More specifically it was with a feminist view of middle-class family life in South India.
Offering rare insight into the complexities of Indian middle-class society, R. K. Narayan traces life in the fictional town of Malgudi. The Dark Room is a searching look at a difficult marriage and a woman who eventually rebels against the demands of being a good and obedient wife.
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Offering rare insight into the complexities of Indian middle-class society, R. K. Narayan traces life in the fictional town of Malgudi. The Dark Room is a searching look at a difficult...
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Oct 1, 2021 · The dark room. by. Narayan, R. K., 1906-2001. Publication date. 1994. Topics. English fiction, India. Publisher. London : Minerva.
