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A Summary and Analysis of R. K. Narayan’s ‘The Blind Dog’. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Blind Dog’ is a story from Malgudi Days, the short-story collection by the Indian writer R. K. Narayan (1906-2001). This short tale is about a blind beggar who is befriended by a stray dog; the man puts the dog on a lead and ...
- Introduction
- Drastic Change.
- Loyalty Over Freedom
R.K Narayan’s ‘The Blind dog’ is about a loyal street dog and a blind beggar. R.K Narayan describes how human beings treat animals and their heartless attitude towards animals. The story highlights the fact that every living being is born free but human nature tries to capture and bind animals for his own selfishness. R.K Narayan describes the colo...
After three years, his life underwent a drastic change. One day,the dog was stirred by the smell of food while sleeping on a market side. He approached a blind beggar eating his sparse meal. The man stroked it gently and threw a handful of food at it. The dog ate the food gratefully and thus their friendship was sealed. The beggar was looked after ...
After more than twenty days the dog returned to his master but the heartless beggar thought that the dog returned to him because of hunger so he tied the dog with a steel chain. The dog and the blind man were as usual seen roaming about the market place. On seeing this the Ribbon vendor commented that ‘Death alone can help that dog!” and with a sig...
Apr 13, 2020 · The lesson ‘The Blind dog’ is a short narrative written by R.K. Narayan. The story is about a faithful street dong and a blind beggar. The writer describes how human beings treat animals and their incompassionate attitude towards animals. R.K. Narayan is an intrepid story-teller and this story narrates the harrowing and inconsiderate ...
Jul 13, 2023 · Analysis of 'The Blind Dog'. 'The Blind Dog' explores the theme of mutual interdependence through the relationship between a blind beggar and a stray dog. The dog relies on the beggar for sustenance, while the blind man depends on the dog as his guide. However, the beggar abuses this relationship, mistreating the dog and preventing it from ...
Jul 1, 2021 · Explanation: In these lines, the writer says that the dog was sleeping nearby. The smell of food brought the dog to the beggar and he stood before the blind man, wagging his tail and staring hopefully at the bowl in which the blind man was eating his bare meal. 3. "Death alone can help that dog," cried the ribbon-seller, looking after it with a ...
The Blind Dog by R.K. Narayan. In The Blind Dog by R.K. Narayan we have the theme of struggle, connection, greed, freedom, control and loyalty. Taken from his Malgudi Days collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Narayan may be exploring the theme of struggle.
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If we observe for the sake of discussion these criterion then "The Blind Dog" by R. K. Narayan (1906 to 2001-Chennai, India) is a perfect short story. In just as few pages in beautiful prose Narayan creates a complete world.
