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‘The Blind Dog’ is a story about mutual interdependence: just as the dog relies on the blind man for food, so the blind beggar relies on the dog to be his guide dog and help him to move around the town.
- 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...
Jul 13, 2023 · 'The Blind Dog' is a captivating story from the renowned collection of short stories, Malgudi Days, written by the esteemed Indian author R. K. Narayan (1906-2001). This poignant tale revolves around a blind beggar who forms an unlikely bond with a stray dog.
Apr 13, 2020 · The dog is blinded by loyalty and the ‘blind man’ is blinded by his dependence to the dog, when he takes it for granted and treats it like his slave. ‘The Blind Dog’ illustrates the dilemma of the street dog tom between his own freedom his loyalty to the blind man.
Apr 7, 2020 · Summary and Analysis. Both the blind man and the dog have difficulties in their everyday lives. Each day the blind man struggles to get enough money to live on while Tiger (the dog) struggles with getting food and ends up getting into fights with other dogs just in order to survive.
"The Blind Dog," the fifth story in the collection, is about a dog that assists a blind beggar. The beggar uses the dog to guide him around in the town, which allows him to make more money. He is very unkind to the dog, constantly kicking and prodding him, even when he is tired.
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Sep 23, 2023 · Literally the dog was a prisoner under a blind man. But the dog was fond of his master walking blindly, so he obeyed his blind master’s orders blindly. The story is titled as “Blind dog” because though the dog was not blind it followed the beggar’s orders blindly.
