1.Bring out
the typical Indian scenes and situations in R.K Narayan’s The Guide.
2. How does
Narayan deal with the theme of love and
sex in the novel?
3. Write a
note on the theme of family relationships in The Guide.
4. What is
the significance of the title, The Guide?
5. Write a
note on R.K Narayan’s art of characterization with a particular reference to The
Guide.
6. Examine Narayan’s conception of the hero, with reference to The
Guide.
7. Write a
note on Narayan’sntreatment of female character.
8. Comment
on the simplicity and clearity of
Narayan’s style.
9. Write a
note on the use of humour, wit, irony and satire in The Guide.
10.
Discuss, with special reference to The Guide, “Narayan’s major novels
are serious comedies.
11. Discuss the structure and plot of The Guide.
12. Discuss
the use of parallelism in The Guide.
13. Discuss
the use of double-narration in The
Guide.
14. To achieve
his aim R.K Narayan uses symbols effectively. Explain it with reference to The
Guide.
15. Raju is
neither passive nor an agent. He acts and is acted upon. Explain.
16. “Raju
is neither totally good nor bad.” Substantiate.
17.
Elaborate “ Raju is a complex and tragic figure, the most interesting and
moving of Narayan’s heroes.
18. Bring
out the lapses of Raju which caused his downfall and comment on them.
19.
Elaborate the factors that created a rift between Raju and Rosie.
20. Substantiate,
“ It is the fundamental unity of Indian society which enables Velan and Raju to
communicate with each other so easily”.
21. To what extent is it valid to say that Raju’s
decision to observe the fast earnestly is the triumph of Velan.
22. “ He
presented my case as a sort of comedy in three acts, in which the chief villain
was Macro.” Elaborate and comment.
23. Bring
out the picaresque element in The Guide.
24. Discuss
Narayan’s characterization of minor characters in The Guide.