,8,"f's ,help,0 by ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan
,%ort ,/ory ,analysis
  ,8,"f's ,help,0 0 publi%$ 9 #aihb by
,william ,he9emann ,limit$ 9 _! collec;n
,8,malgudi ,"ds,0 & 9cludes famili> "*s
f ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan's f/ novel ,8,swami &
,frs,04 ,8,swami & ,frs,0 tells ! /ory (
a "y1 lazy1 & naive ,s\? ,9dian boy
call$ ,swam9a?an :o is alw pull$ up by 8
/rict "f = 8 /udies1 2havior1 or ac;ns4
,8,"f's ,help,0 0 a %ort /ory publi%$ n
al;g ) ,8,swami & ,frs,0 b / tells !
/ory ( ,swami1 :o does n wi% to g to
s*ool 2c he pref]s idle;s & play+4
,subtle situa;nal humor ( ! unpret5ti\s
k9d is hi<li<t$ 9 ! /ory1 mak+ ! tale
r1li/ic4 ,! /ory ?\< publi%$ 9 ! ye>
#aihb1 is "t.s1 tell+ ( ! /rict & "s"ts
cruel nature ( ! pat]nal figure 9 ,9dian
homes dur+ ! tw5tie? c5tury & ! /rict;s
& viol;e met$ \ to /ud5ts by _! t1*]s4
,h["e1 9 ? /ory1 ! t1*] or ma/] ,samuel
has d"o no?+ to des]ve 3demna;n4
  _1,summ>y3
  ,! /ory ,8,"f's ,help,0 2g9s on a   #a
,mon"d morn+ :5 ,swami is / at home :5
he is suppos$ to 2 at ! ,alb]t ,mis.n
,s*ool ( ,malgudi4 ,he feigns a h1da*e
to get ! sympa?y ( 8 l5i5t "m1 :o all[s
hm to /ay home = ! "d & miss s*ool4 ,8
/rict & au?orit>ian "f sees ,swami
sleep+ on a b5* 9 8 "m's room & scolds
hm rudely1 ord]+ hm to g back to s*ool4
,he d5ies t ,swami has a h1da*e 2c he is
well aw>e ( ! tactics 8 son uses4
,swami1 h["e1 is a habitual li> & tries
to 3vey to 8 "f t he wd n l to g late to
a c]ta9 ,samuel ma/]'s class 2c he 0 v
viol5t & brutal ) /ud5ts4 ,swami
exa7]ates t ,samuel canes a * till ! *
ble$s & !n makes hm press ! blood on 8
h1d l a ca/e m>k4 ,swami's "f is %ock$
by ! 2havior n>rat$ to hm & immly
decides to s5d ,swami to s*ool late z a
*all5ge to ,samuel4 ,he al p5s a lr (
compla9t1 : he ord]s ,swami to h& ov] to
8 ,pr9cipal or h1dma/]4 ,swami is
deject$ & sc>$ to approa* ei ! h1dma/]
or ,samuel 2c 8 3sci;e is prick+ hm1 z
he is aw>e t ,samuel is n t t]rible   #b
a t1*]4 ,h["e1 ,swami 2+ mortally afraid
( 8 "f1 decides n to h& ov] ! lr to !
,pr9cipal until ! 5d ( ! "d & until he
makes ,samuel ,8des]v+,0 ( ! h>% ^ws 9 !
lr by can+ ,swami = com+ late to class4
,z ! /ory goes1 ,swami tries _m "ts to
h>ass or 2 rude to ,samuel1 ! t1*]1 :ile
! old] g5tleman is go+ ab 8 busi;s t1*+
,>i?metic & ,9dian ,hi/ory4 ,at ! 5d ( !
class1 he gets "s des]v$ can+ & happily
makes 8 way to ! ,pr9cipal's (fice ) !
lr4 ,h["e1 ! peon "! 9=ms hm t !
,pr9cipal is on l1ve & ! assi/ant
h1dma/] 9 *>ge is ,samuel hmf4 ,swami at
once runs away )\t deliv]+ ! lr4
,swami's "f1 on f9d+ t 8 son _h n
deliv]$ 8 lr to ! ,pr9cipal1 te>s ! lr &
?ru/s x 9to 8 wa/epap] basket1 dclg t
,swami 0 a c[>d & did n des]ve 8 help )
a brute l ,samuel4
  _1,analysis3
  ,8,"f's ,help,0 c>ries on ! !mes (
3sci;e1 viol;e at s*ool1 compas.n1 false
pret5ses1 exa7]a;ns1 & s*ool life 9 !
e>ly tw5tie? c5tury ,9dia4 ,! au?or   #c
( ? %ort /ory is ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan1 an
,9dian writ] al popul>ly "kn z ! ,gr&
,old ,man ( ,malgudi4 ,? /ory takes
place 9 ! fictiti\s ,s\?-,9dian t[n (
,malgudi1 cr1t$ by ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan hmf4
,n>ayan is well "kn = 8 subtle humor 9 8
/ories : is br"\ \ "h 9 ,8,"f's ,help,0
"? ! 9t]ac;ns ( ! protagoni/ ,swami ) 8
"f & t1*] ,samuel4
  ,swami's p>5ts >e wise to 8 w1k;ses &
9compet;e4 ,!y bo? "k he hates go+ to
s*ool1 b 8 "m is m *>itable ) hm &
2lieves 8 tall tale ab a h1da*e4 ,h["e1
:5 he he>s ! same compla9t1 8 "f rem>ks
s>ca/ically ab ,swami's loaf+ ab 9 ! hot
sun on ,sun"ds4 ,he m5;ns t if ,swami
left (f play+ & 3c5trat$ m on 8
academics1 he wd n 2 gett+ h1da*es & al
want to miss preci\s s*ool "t4 ,we
notice a sort ( "uly+ humor 9 a
satirical =m 9 ! criticism ( ,swami's "f
( 8 wayw>d son4
  ,! topic ( viol;e at s*ool is common 9
bo? ,8,swami & ,frs,0 & all ( ,r4,k4
,n>ayan's o!r tales reg>d+ ! "*       #d
,swami4 ,n>ayan ev5 m5;ns 8 preo3upa;n )
t1*]s :o >e viol5t ) _! /ud5ts 9 8
memoir ,8,my ,"ds,04 ,swami is a
habitual li> & exa7]ates ! viol;e 8
s*ool t1*]s met$ \ to hm to avoid
return+ to s*ool t "d4 ,he specifically
attacks ! "* ( ,samuel1 : 8 "f takes to
he>t z an attack on 8 [n ego & pre/ige4
,notice ! fact1 z is al m5;n$ 9 ,8,swami
& ,frs,01 t ,swami's "f is v fond (
solv+ ! problems ( 8 son's s*ool life )
=mal lrs to ! ,pr9cipal4 ,he especially
despises ,*ri/ian t1*]s & _! way ( tr1t+
! native *n ( ,malgudi4 ,due to !
exa7]at$ descrip;ns ( ,swami1 8 "f
decides to ,8help,0 hm by s5d+ a sca?+
lr ab ,samuel to ! ,pr9cipal4 ,swami is
/unn$ to sil;e 2c he is afraid to tell 8
"f t he 0 n tell+ ! tru? reg>d+ bo? 8
h1da*e & ,samuel4
  ,"!=e1 ! help giv5 to ,swami by 8 "f
is m ( an ego hassle & a half-bak$
reac;n to a total lie m5;n$ by 8 lazy &
delud$ son4 ,notice1 h["e1 9 ! text t
,swami1 9 8 naivety1 does n want to   #e
admit t he cd 2 a li> & t ,samuel has
d"o no act to des]ve to 2 put 9 jail or
4miss$ f s*ool4 ,swami is m afraid ( !
ridicul+ & mock]y ( 8 >rogant "f & s
decides 9 8 9noc;e to make ,samuel
des]v+ ( ! lr r ?an tell 8 "f ! tru? t 8
lr cd make an 9noc5t man lose 8 job &
reputa;n4 ,swami ?us goes ab try+ to
provoke ,samuel to viol;e4
  ,? "p ( ! text r1ds comically to a *
or r adult ( ! tw5tie? c5tury :o is us$
to ! /rict 2havior ( t1*]s4 ,h["e1 !
tw5ty-f/-c5tury *n wd n f9d ? "p ( !
text s f]oci\sly witty 2c !y >e met$ \
bett] tr1t;t at s*ool ^! "ds4 ,swami1 f
! "t he appe>s at ,samuel's class door1
tries v>i\s ways to provoke ! o!rwise
g5ial & g5tle s*oolma/]3

_4 ,by casually m5;n+ t he _h a h1da*e &
  _h come late to class4
_4 ,he did n d 8 >i?metic home"w 2c he
  _h a h1da*e4
_4 ,he want$ to answ] \ ( turn ab ,vasco
  ,da ,gama & ,*ri/oph] ,columbus4    #f
_4 ,he want$ to %\t 2c x 0 8 usual voice
  giv5 to hm by ,god4
_4 ,t he want$ to rise f 8 b5* :5
  ,samuel _h explicitly told hm to rema9
  s1t$ & quiet4
_4 ,despite ,samuel call+ hm bluntly
  ,8mad1,0 he want$ to 9t]rupt 8 class /
  & sp1k \ ( turn4
_4 ,t he 9/igat$ ,samuel v]bally to d
  grt viol;e to 8 p]son4

  ,! irony 2h ! tale is t try z he mi<t1
,samuel does n react viol5tly t[>ds
,swami b 2haves unusually k9d1 3sid]ate1
& compas.nate4 ,? is humor 9 simplic;y
&1 at xs be/1 hi<li<ts ! pati;e ( a t1*]
& ! pli<t ( ,swami ) 8 defam+ lr4
,samuel1 h["e1 \ ( %e] desp]a;n =
decorum1 ultimately gives ,swami a few
doz5 cuts on 8 h&s4 ,! boy is excit$ by
! viol;e met$ \ to hm ?\< he is 4appo9t$
t he did n ble$ f ! cuts4 ,notice 9 !
text ! compas.n ,samuel feels t[>ds
,swami reg>d+ 8 h1da*e1 8 "f's op9ion ab
n miss+ s*ool1 & ,swami z a :ole by   #g
2+ pati5t ) hm ev5 ?\< he 0 act+ \ ( "*
t s*ool "d4 ,samuel is ov]all a g5ial
man1 especially ) ,swami1 : pricks
,swami's 3sci;e to h& ! sca?+ lr ov] to
! ,pr9cipal4
  ,! anti-climax to ! tale is t at ! 5d
( ! "d1 ! ,pr9cipal _h tak5 ! afn (f1 &
x 0 ,samuel :o 0 play+ ! role ( an
assi/ant h1dma/]4 ,! joke is on ,swami1
& 8 exa7]a;n c n[ get hm 9to s]i\s
tr\ble4 ,swami did n want to 2 b1t5 & 8
*>ade to 2 f.d \1 s he ha/5s back to 8
home )\t deliv]+ ! lr : 0 suppos$ to
,8help,0 hm ) 8 t1*]4 ,swami's "f mocks
hm & calls hm a c[>d :5 he returns4
,swami's "f is cruel1 /rict1 rude1 &
hi<ly au?orit>ian4 ,he comes \ 9 ,r4,k4
,n>ayan's writ+ z a hi<ly amus+ pomp\s
"* :o ?9ks ! _w revolves >.d hm & wi%es
8 son to 2 br"\ up /rictly4 ,"! is e
9dica;n 9 ! novel ,8,swami & ,frs,0 t 2c
,swami's "f is a lawy]1 he want$ 8 son
al to d well = hmf1 : he wd n d if he
loaf$ >.d all "d & did n att5d classes4
  ,! "f's pati;e 0 at an 5d1 hm 2+    #h
unusually sadi/ic & s>ca/ic1 & s he1 9
irrita;n1 te>s ,swami's lr & fl+s x 9to
! wa/ebasket4 ,?us 5ds ! ,8help,0 or
assi/.e t ,swami's "f tri$ to l5d hm4
,h["e1 we r1lize f ! text t ! lr 0 no?+
b a nuis.e to ,swami1 & he wd h be5 m
?an glad t 8 "f 0 n pursu+ ! matt]
fur!r1 & ?us1 he wd 2 \ ( tr\ble = ! "t
2+4 ,9 r1d+ ? %ort /ory titl$ ,8,"f's
,help,01 we r1lize t ,swami's "f1 9/1d (
help+ hm or try+ to "u/& ! s5ti;ts ( 8
son t[>ds /udies1 tri$ to alm make a
fool ( hmf 9 front ( ! 5tire s*ool ) !
lr1 he 0 s5d+ via ,swami4 ,! viol;e
m5;n$ 9 ! text is exa7]at$ b n "s?+
unusual 9 ! "ts ( ! pre-,9dep5d;e & e>ly
po/-,9dep5d;e p]iod ( ,9dia4 ,n>ayan's
op9ion has alw be5 negative ( ! 5tire
$uca;n sy/em ( ,9dia1 especially ! rote
le>n+ & ! emphasis on academics t we
focus on4 ,he m5;ns ! same 9 8 memoir
,8,my ,"ds,0 & has1 9 _m non-fic;n
essays1 analyz$ & dwelt ^u ? crucial
problem 9 ! ,9dian ,$uca;n ,sy/em4 ,he
hop$ = a bett] mode ( $uca;n = !      #i
"y1 especially ^? 9 k9d]g>t51 mak+ ,9dia
"o "d on p> ) ! ,we/1 if n bett]4 ,he
%[s 8 4reg>d = ! ,9dian $uca;n sy/em 9 8
satirical %ort /ories l ,8,"f's ,help,0
ab ! "* ,swami & 8 adv5tur\s b r1li/ic
s*ool & /udy life4 ,he 5ds ! %ort /ory )
an anti-climax t ,swami's "f w n"e 3c]n
hmf ) ! boy's t1*]s ag1 2 !y viol5t or
n1 : 0 n h[ ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan 2hav$ ) 8 [n
dau<t] & ! *n he came acr 9 8 life"t4
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