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Summary. Let’s start with a brief summary of the story. ‘The Blind Dog’ is about a man, a beggar, who is blind. Every day he goes to the same part of the city, where various vendors set up their stalls and ply their wares, and sits with his begging bowl, asking passers-by for alms.
- 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 · Summary of the Story. At the heart of 'The Blind Dog' is a blind beggar who frequents a particular area of the city where vendors gather to sell their goods. Every day, he positions himself there, relying on the generosity of passers-by.
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.
Feb 22, 2019 · "Blind Dog" is one of the most popular stories of R.K. Narayan from his collection 'Malgudi Days' that discusses the story of a dog and his loyalty towards his blind master who is a beggar. The story begins with the everyday struggles of the blind man and Tiger(the dog).
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"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.
