The Combination of Rustic Style and Depth in R.K. Narayan's Works

LITERATURE REVIEW

This is the question of how this paper will be different from all the similar researches done in the past. The title of the paper can also be repeated as 'The Oneness of Rusticity of Life and Language in R.K. Naryan's Works'. This is to say that the paper intends to bring out the relation between the subject matter and the usage of language in the texts studied. And the point here is that there is rusticity in the subject-matter and that rusticity is refected through the rustic language. The same can be said as 'there is rusticity in the language and it is reflected through the choice of rustic subject-matter (village life)'. So there is no gap between the two and that the presence of one is impossible without the presence of the other i.e. there is oneness. Two things to call, but one thing in meaning.

There is no depth in ignorant and complex city-life, while the same is abundant in the simple village life. That's how the word 'depth' comes in the title of the Research Project.

The simple starting-point of the paper is to closely observe the language used i.e. the choice of words, the way of sentence-formation, and the link formed between the various sentences as well as paragraphs and chapters (the way of expressing). And also the link between the subsequent works (novels/short-stories). So there is a simple and detailed study of the writing style of R.K. Naryan from his intial works. From there, the oneness mentioned before would be highlighted in this paper.

His work would be compared with his own work, how the story grows and how the words and expressions usage shift or grow. The meaning of life discovered, the new dimension possible beyond what Narayan could write i.e. his works would be seen as res...

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There are 2 causes of social issues. One is when we fear changes and we trust the traditional ways even though there may be flaws. Second is the other extreme. When a modern wave tries to kill the traditional approach. This wave doesn't discriminate between the good and bad elements of the traditional living, rather looks to destroy it completely to take its place. The wave is the Western Wave forced into Indian lives through British rule.

Narayan's works intend to create a town, even though fictional, which is saved from the destructive modern force, while there is a little hope for the flaws of traditional Indian life to be replaced by the better elements of Modernity.

Although the cruel traditional flaws are not directly taken as issues in Narayan's works, but those are conveyed implicitly through the views and approach of his different characters.