Swami and friends

Representation of Child life in Swami and Friends.

1. Representation of child life in Swami and Friends

2. R K Narayan 1906-2001 Rasipuram Krishna Swami Narayan Indian English novelist Malgudi fictional town Awards: Sahitya Academy Award Padma Bhusan Padma Vibhusan

3. Famous Novels of Narayan The Guide Swami and Friends Waiting for Mahatma The Financial Expert The Man eater of Malgudi The Dark Room

4. Swami and Friends Novel Characters : Swami, Mani, Rajam , Somu , Sankar , Samuel, Swami's father, mother, granny, Rajam's father, others. Major themes : Political theme under the British colonial rule, Education, Fluidity of identity, Innocence-family-growing up.

5. Child Psychology Child's mind- blank slate Childhood experiences Reflection of writer's childhood experiences Setting in small South Indian town of pre independent India Feeling of nostalgia

6. Innocence Childhood- not only embodies fun, laughter, purity and Innocence Self centeredness, snobbery, vanity, cruelty and jealousy Innocence of Swami and his friends

7. Childhood as a black slate Child's mind-blank slate Development of a child Self respect of Swami

8. Social learning and cognitive development Swami Family Friends Teachers

9. Tends to get Socially accepted position Bully Swami and Rajam with Kruppan At Rajam's home At Swami's home Importance of position more than family

10. Distress, Anxiety, and Confusion in children's behaviour "Child is the father of man." _William Wordsworth Realistic but strange behaviour of Swami Swami's state of mind after escape

11. Ironic effect Swami's life Ridicule of Education system Irony: Swami misses Albert Mission school after leaving Board High School

12. A unique world of boyhood "Narayan's work like that of Chekhov combines realism with elements of fantasy and a melancholy vision of human experience." _ Gauri Shankar Jha Current Perspectives in Indian English Literature

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