R.K. Narayan’s The Financial Expert is a masterpiece and the setting is provided by various localities in Malgudi which appear and re-appear in the novel. Margayya is the financial expert and the central character of the novel. As H.M. Williams says, The Financial Expert is a marvel of plot construction. “Its five parts correspondingly represent the five acts of an Elizabethan drama. It tells the story of the rise and fall of Margayya, the financial expert. Margayya shows the ‘Marg’ or the way to others. He is the financial wizard and is expert in financial matters. Walsh calls Margayya, the hero of the novel, “Probably Narayan’s greatest single comic creation”. Margayya is a human being like us. Like a brooding philosopher, he generalizes …show more content…
Margayya passes through many ups and down in his life only on account of his passion for money. After the death of their father, Margayya and his brother could not maintain cordial relations. So they had to setup separate homes. But drinking water well remained common property for both the brothers. His mother was a kind charitable woman. She made very effacious tooth powder but never sold it. He got the son. Balu, after a lot of Japas and Poojas. He always fulfils all the demands of Balu. It is only because of his son that he wants to earn more and more money. He also wants to give high education to his son for which he needed money. But his excessive love is responsible for spoiling the boy. Balu is also responsible for the financial ruin of his father. The novel shows Narayan’s “tortuous awareness of the disjointed …show more content…
This mad man lives in a spacious house called ‘The House of Enlightenment’. He secures employment for those who come to seek his help. He also writes post cards daily, giving false news to the relatives about the death of someone or the other. He keeps a record of addresses of all those to come to him. However, his staff members do not actually post the cards he writes. But accidentally the post card regarding Balu was posted. To every question that is put to him he replies that he would reply only when God permits him to do so. Margayya and the police officer are able to trace out Balu at a cinema hall engaged in publicity. Both the police officer and the mad man do not appear again in the novel. But they play important roles in the career of the hero. Their appearances take away a little from the realm of the novel and impart to it the character of the Indian fable which is more often than not a mixture of realism and
“Theory of Marriage” is one of the poems in which Mark Doty read while visiting the students here at Ramapo College. After reading the title of the poem one expects that the content of this written work will focus on, well the theory of marriage; however, after reading the poem it is to some confusion to find out that the face value of the poem is actually about Doty and his friend at a massage parlor. It was only through Doty’s emphasis on certain words such as “oh” that I later realized his poem is not about the pain that the masseuse was giving to him but rather the pain that marriage caused. The way he read the lines, from the pauses to his facial expression really opened up my eyes to see that nothing is as it seems, especially when it comes to
In the story “Mrile” it is evident that an ideal citizen of Chaga society must do life- sustaining chores for God. Mrile assists various people with their work in order to meet with God. Once he masters each task, which have sustained Chaga society for generations, he will have reached God. Mrile’s transition to an ideal citizen is presented by three stages: separation, ordeal, and reincorporation. Mrile experiences many events that led to becoming part of civilization and reach adulthood.
...author uses satire to give a surprising twist in how the character’s behaviour and personality will affect the plot of the story. He who has both revenge and pride can really influence how he behaves in a positive or negative way, depending on his own judgment. His planning skills and actions are not very tactical or well thought out. Despite that his body is flexible and fast from training for preparations to kill Count Rugen, he is not able to use it correctly because of his foolishness and he cannot comprehend rationally. What he wants is stronger than how he should think with careful deductions before act while still has to learn to be self-reliant more regularly. Although his pride and talents of a fencer compensate for his weak brain, it is not enough to succeed in his goals if he is not able to anticipate what can happen and determine different possibilities.
Sripathi’s intolerance of spending money on anything but himself leads to the disgust of his wife. During the planning of Maya’s engagement, he worries about “how much that [would] cost” (102) and even calls his wife a “foolish woman” (102). This is significant because it shows that Sripathi cannot bear the thought of splurging on his daughter’s engagement. This shows that he does not care about pleasing other people who are invited to ceremony; rather, he cares about his own financial future. Through the exchange between him and his wife, Sripathi is portrayed as a selfish person who only cares about his own opinions. He even belittles his wife for not accepting his opinion as the best idea. However, after Maya’s death, Sripathi copes by becoming more empathetic. He recalls what he has done to Maya and wonders how he will be able to face his grandchild with the knowledge that he is responsible for her mother’s death (245). This is significant because Sripathi begins to reflect and consider how others feel. Through this personal thought, this reveals how much his character has changed since the death of Maya. He now understands that he will not be able to face his grandchild because of how disowning Maya contributed to her death. Sripathi now tries to atone for what he has done to Maya by attempting to get closer to Nandana. This helps him to
...ind a way to redeem themselves. The relationship between Amir, Hassan and Baba has shown so much neglect and disregard to the fatherly love that Amir and Hassan needed from Baba as it stands in comparison to Amir and Sohrab’s growing relationship. The appreciation of the unselfish actions are demonstrated as they give up their career, life, and pride for the betterment of their sons. The book itself demonstrates the development of the characters as they got more mature to which this bad past they had causes them to reinforce a more effective functioning father and son relationship. A neglect of a father may lead to bad decisions as a father should be there to ensure and reinforce a lesson to his son, acquiring the happiness of the son which is necessary for a fatherly figure.
Even though the brother and sister value money differently in “Love”, at the end of the day, the relationship the two have with each other is more important that the money. The theme of love is portrayed through the brother in the story. It is apparent that he loves and cares for his sister very much. In the opening of the piece, it states, “The wanting to give is only learned through the learning to love” (243) and this statement is personified though the brother. He dreamed of finally getting the gold ring at the Flying Horses but when he finally gets it, he gives it up. He loves his sister and valued her happiness so much he gave up his own happiness. Early on, the nephew seems selfish because he spends all of his money so quickly. The nephew’s display of love and kindness at the end proves how mature this boy actually is. The boy was able to understand love in a very mature way and values love over money. In the end, the two realize that money doesn’t buy or prove happiness or love. It is our actions that prove
1. In the beginning-part plot outline, Pyotr is a frustrated youth who strives to balance his financial expenditures to that of the amount of his father's low income. The effort to consume father's pension for Pyotr's schooling creates a serious doubt to the financial security of every member in household. Pyotr's father is a disappointment to the family, his anti-social behavior has subdued the family into a state of fear and panic at the harsh tone of his voice.
The centre of economy and the focus of many lives, the power of money is punctuated by the difference in wealth in Bhima and Sera’s lives in The Space Between Us. The importance of money is stressed in A Thousand Splendid Suns with the contrast between Mariam’s father’s prosperity and her mother’s poverty and the difference in Laila and Mariam’s lives before and after war. Centred on the newly abolished caste system, the distinction between Bhima and Sera’s financial situations underlines the difference money makes in their society. While Bhima is forced to live in a slum, Sera enjoys the luxury of her home and the employment of Bhima. Another luxury Bhima can’t afford is to welcome Maya’s baby. Instead she is forced to watch her granddaughter suffer from the emotional effects of an abortion. While Sera eagerly awaits the birth of her own grandchild she is the one who financially facilitates the abortion of Bhima’s great-grandchild. Furthermore, because of the pre-existing social constraints of the caste system, Bhima is not permitted to sit on the same furniture or use the same dishes as Sera. Similarly, Mariam’s life is also restricted by her mother’s pove...
...he character flaws found within her main characters. There is no doubt that this author has the ability to clearly remember childhood concerns with critical understanding as well as have a solid focus on using this knowledge to fully develop and reveal the human shortcomings of adult characters who somehow have forgotten how to do this themselves. While depicting both cultural differences and universal truths in the short stories found within “Interpreter of Maladies,” Jhumpa Lahiri illuminates the innocence found within childhood and uses this quality to substantially display the many facets of relationships and marriages that have become exhausted for a variety of reasons. Childhood is used as a major contribution to plot, shedding light not on love’s failures but rather on the opportunities for healing and forgiveness that adults may not always be able to see.
The next character introduced is the narrator. He is both complex and interesting. He thinks he is not crazy. As he goes out of his way to prove that his is not insane, he does the exact opposite. His relationship with the old man is unknown. However, he does say he loves the old man. “I loved the old man.” (Poe 1).
During this term of Finance and Investment, I learned how to invest carefully, what other types of investing there were other than stocks, and how I will manage my money better when I begin live on my own in the near future. I was also a part of an investing game, in which I made about $2,337.31 in profit.
In this story, Rukumani, the protagonist faces a number of external conflicts; the conflict between her and her traditional Ceylonese Tamil family, the conflict between her and her mother, the conflict she has with her younger brother who messes up things for her, to name a few.
‘’Dont you remember how you forced Pandavas to bet their wife Draupadi on game? The game which was started only for fun became the reason of poverty and selfishness in this era. The only difference is that they were bound to do that while these people are not. Because of your one mistake, thousands of women are struggling for their respect and dignity. They all treat women like a toy. When they need them, they use them and when they don’t, they even sell them and at that time women are just a body for them. If you had neverchosen to play that gambling game then, this game too would have remained just for fun instead of causing miseries in this era.’’ Krishna paused and smiled. ‘’ Now you will not see anything more here, I just want you to see these two things only, because you can see the essence of all problems in these. Everyone wants to be superior to others and this ego makes them selfish. Once you’re selfish, you lose humility and may become cruel gradually. Superiority gives you power and power makes you
In the play “THE LION AND THE JEWEL” we can see the ignorant atmosphere of the people in the village of “ILUJINLE” in such village we can saw a “CUNNING WOMAN SIDI” who wanted to attract many men but wanted a husband of royal status who would pay a bride-price for her let as see about it and getting a cunning “RESPONSE FOR SIDI’S CUNNING WISH”.
Financial theories are the building blocks of today's corporate world. "The basic building blocks of finance theory lay the foundation for many modern tools used in areas such asset pricing and investment. Many of these theoretical concepts such as general equilibrium analysis, information economics and theory of contracts are firmly rooted in classical Microeconomics" (Oaktree, 2005)