,8,lawley ,road,0 by ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan3
,%ort ,/ory ,analysis
  ,8,lawley ,road,0 0 publi%$ 9 #aifg &
c5t]s on ! ,talkative ,man or ,t4,m4 ( !
fic;nal ,s\? ,9dian t[n ( ,malgudi4 ,!
%ort /ory appe>s 9 ! be/sell+ ,9dian
%ort /ory collec;n ,8,malgudi ,"ds,0
p5n$ by ,9dian writ] ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan :o 0
"o ( ! f/ ,9dian writ]s to write novels
9 ! ,5gli% language4 ,he is ! cr1tor (
,malgudi & is "kn z ! ,gr& ,old ,man (
,malgudi4 ,8,lawley ,road,0 is "o ( ! _m
roads m5;n$ by ,n>ayan 9 8 novels & %ort
/ories ab ,malgudi4 ,x is "o ( !
develop+ roads ( ,malgudi1 h\s+ ! ri* &
fam\s 9dividuals ( ! >ea4 ,9 ? %ort
/ory1 ! ,municipal ,*airman ( ,malgudi1
on ! o3a.n ( ! ,9dep5d;e ( ,9dia 9 ! ye>
#aidg1 ?9ks ( mak+ *anges ak9 to ! gr&
o3a.n l mo/ municipal "w]s & m9i/]s ( !
c.try4 ,"o ( 8 id1s is to br+ d[n a
tw5ty-foot /atue ( a ,briti% coloniz]1 =
: he seeks ! help ( ! fam\s gossip] &
busy body ( ,malgudi1 "nly ,t4,m4 or !
,talkative ,man4                      #a
  ,summ>y3
  ,! ye> is #aidg1 & ,9dia ga9s h]
,9dep5d;e on ! #aeth ( ,augu/4 ,! t[n (
,malgudi's municipal;y comes alive on ?
o3a.n ": o!rwise1 !y n"e r1lly c>$ = !
sanita;n & hygi5e ( ! t[n4 ,on ! #aeth (
,augu/1 !y d _! be/ to br+ a s5se (
cl1nli;s & sanita;n to ,malgudi1 ) !
na;nal ,tricolor 2+ hoi/$ 9 di6]5t "ps (
! t[n4 ,af ! mo;t\s ev5t1 ! ,municipal
,*airman ( ,malgudi takes x 9to 8 m9d to
refa%ion ,malgudi 9to a truly na;naliz$
t[n to give homage to ! ,3gress l1d]s &
o!r ,fre$om fi<t]s & non-viol5t "w]s (
,9dia :o br"\ ab ! c.try's ,9dep5d;e4
,he & 8 o!rwise 9active ,municipal;y />t
*ang+ ! "ns ( roads1 p>ks1 >1s1 etc4 to
"ns l ,g&hi ,road1 ,ham>a ,h9du/an ,p>k1
,nehru ,road1 ,netaji ,suba% ,bose
,road1 et ;al4 ,! subtle humor is evid5t
:5 di6]5t ,municipal ,c\ncil memb]s
decide to re"n ?ree or ev5 f\r roads1
>1s or p>ks to ! same "n ( ei ,g&hi
,road1 ,g&hi ,nag> or ,nehru ,p>k ?us
cr1t+ s* 3fu.n 9 ! t[n t po/al lrs    #b
& telegrams rema9 undeliv]$1 & p >e
unable to direct gue/s to _! homes or
ev5 9dicate to o!rs ": !y r1lly live6
,"o ( ! o!r b"r id1s 0 to br+ d[n ! ,sir
,fr$rick ,lawley /atue at ! corn] (
,lawley ,ext5.n & ,m>ket ,road to make a
/ate;t t =eign rul]s,0 /atues wd n 2
tol]at$ 9 an ,9dep5d5t & free ,9dia4 ,)
! help ( ! ,talkative ,man1 :o n>rates ?
:ole 9cid5t1 !y manage to bla/ ! base (
! /atue1 & !n ,t4,m41 ) a lot (
di6iculties1 9conv5i;e1 & m5tal torture1
manages to c>t ! huge /atue to 8 home on
,kabir ,/reet4 ,! /atue o3upies
,t4,m4,0s :ole home to s* an ext5t t to
make room = x1 he _h to s5d 8 wife & *n
to ! village until he cd sell x (f z
scrap metal4 ,due to 8 adv]tis+ ! fact 9
an upcom+ newspap] t he "w$ =1 _m
h]itage /ructures s5t lrs ( compla9t to
! ,municipal;y ( ,malgudi 9dicat+ t !y
want$ ! /atue re9/at$ 2c ! 9dividual
,sir ,fr$rick 0 a rul] :o 0 sympa!tic to
! pli<t ( ! ,9dians & ev5 di$ sav+ ! p (
,malgudi f floods4 ,ev5 ! na;nal      #c
gov]n;t =ces ! h& ( ! ,municipal;y to
re9/ate ! /atue4 ,! ,municipal ,*airman
f9ds hmf 9 a di6icult & /icky situa;n 2c
! ,gov]n;t is cle> t if ! /atue is n
re9/at$1 ! ,malgudi ,municipal;y ,c\ncil
wd 2 immly 4solv$1 & new elec;ns wd take
place at once4 ,al1 ! hau<ty & adamant
,talkative ,man 0 n will+ to "p ) !
/atue ask+ = a huge am.t z a sell+ price
= ! /atue or = ! ,municipal;y to at l1/
pay hm ! transport *>ges = ! /atue1 :
,t4,m4 took s m* ( tr\ble to remove f xs
orig9al spot4 ,a compromise is r1*$ :5
af s"eal non-viol5t ,satyagraha
demon/ra;ns & picket+1 x is decid$ t !
corrupt ,municipal ,*airman f 8 [n
p]sonal funds wd buy ! /atue f ,t4,m4 &
make ! ,talkative ,man's home 9 ,kabir
,lane to 2 ! new home ( ! /atue4 ,he
3v]ts ! home 9to a p>k & decides to call
x ,lawley ,ext5.n4
  ,analysis3
  ,!mes ( ! corrup;n 9 ! bur1ucracy (
ev5 newly ,9dep5d5t ,9dia1 ! social
issues ( ,9dia1 ! politics (          #d
na;nalism po/-,9dep5d;e1 subtle com$y1 &
! irony ( exa7]at$ patriotism >e :at !
%ort /ory ,8,lawley ,road,0 is all ab4
,x analyzes h[ a p1ce;l t[n c turn 9to a
*aotic mess all 2c ( ! :ims & fancies (
a ,municipal;y t takes x ^u xf to curry
favor ) ! s5ti;ts ( ! age4 ,r4,k4
,n>ayan's %ort /ories alw focus on !
socializa;n ( 8 "*s1 :o drive ! plot
=w>d4 ,9 ? %ort /ory1 ! ,malgudi
,municipal;y is try+ to f9d a ni*e = xf
ac to ! s5ti;ts ( ! "t by mak+ ! o!rwise
q ,angliciz$ ,malgudi 9to a t[n t has
"ns ( roads1 >1s1 p>ks all "nd af na;nal
h]oes4 ,! ,municipal ,*airman feels t by
do+ s1 he w 2 reckon$ to h d"o 8 "p 9
cr1t+ a na;naliz$ id5t;y = hmf & !
,municipal;y 9 #aidg4 ,x is ironic 9 !
s5se t ! r1l duties ( sanita;n1
cl1nli;s1 hygi5e1 etc41 >e sidel9$ = !
grt] glory ( a m ,swade%i ,malgudi4
,?us1 ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan ridicules !
political sy/em ( 8 "ts & _! priorities4
,! irony is t 9/1d ( cr1t+ p1ce & h>mony
9 ,malgudi1 ?+s come to bl[s1         #e
3fu.n1 & viol;e ) no "o able to r1lly "k
": to s5d a lr or to direct "s"o to a
"picul> address4
  ,! ,talkative ,man1 or ,t4,m41 is a
local gossip] ( ! t[n ( ,malgudi &
,r4,k4 ,n>ayan manages to 9s]t hm 9to
mo/ ( 8 %ort /ories & novels1 cr1t+ a
bl5d ( adv5ture & humor : 5*ants ! r1d]
( 8 fic;n4 ,t4,m4 is an o!rwise well-(f
p]sonal;y ( ,kabir ,road or ,kabir
,/reet :o lives (f an 9h]it.e gift$ to
hm b sp5ds 8 "t collect+ news to s5d to
an upc.try newspap] = a m9uscule price4
,? reflects ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan's [n life z
m5;n$ 9 8 autobiography ,8,my ,"ds,0 ":
he did ! same to run 8 family & keep
body & s\l tgr4 ,h["e1 2c ,t4,m4 0 well
(f1 he manag$ to sp5d mo/ ( 8 "t gossip+
& 0 on frly t]ms ) mo/ p 9 ,malgudi1
especially 9 ? case1 ! ,municipal
,*airman hmf4
  ,t4,m4 decides on ! su7es;n ( !
,*airman to take ,sir ,fr$]ick ,lawley's
/atue = hmf to sell z scrap metal4 ,!
av>ice ( ,t4,m4 makes hm d s1 ev5     #f
?\< he _h to g "? a try+ "t to get !
/atue (f xs p$e/al & !n c>t x home on
s"eal bullock c>ts1 : pa9ts a humor\s
image 9 \r m9ds ( ! same4 ,! picture (
,sir ,fr$]ick sleep+ on 8 back ) 8 legs
/ick+ \ ( ! door ( ,t4,m4,0s mode/ home
on ,kabir ,/reet adds to ! humor ( !
satirical tale4 ,! r1son = ! br++ d[n (
! /atue 0 2c ! ,municipal;y 0 9compet5t
5 to ?9k t ! /atue 0 ( a tyrant (
,malgudi ,colonial ,hi/ory dur+ ! "t ( !
b>b>ic & cruel ,w>r5 ,ha/+s4 ,h["e1 !
case 0 o!rwise1 z ! r1l ,sir ,fr$]ick
,lawley 0 a g5tle s\l :o alm f.d$ ! t[n
( ,malgudi & look$ af xs citiz5s ) "fly
a6ec;n4 ,? hi<li<ts ! 9compet;e ( !
,municipal;y & ! ha/e x made 9 br++ d[n
a h]itage /ructure ( a man wor?y (
dign;y4
  ,! false pride & av>ice ( !
upp]-middle-class ,t4,m4 is evid5t 9 !
text :5 he refuses to "p ) ! /atue
despite ! _m demon/ra;ns1 picket+1
non-viol5t agita;ns1 & slogan %\t+ t
took place \tside 8 home4 ,r4,k4      #g
,n>ayan wi%es to hi<li<t ! e35tric
scrupul\s;s ( ! ,9dian middle class :5 x
comes to _! newly acquir$ prop]ty : he
does 9 mo/ ( 8 /ories & novels4 ,?
scrupul\s;s ( ! ,talkative ,man adds
humor to ! text4 ,x hi<li<ts h[ comic
non-viol5t satyagraha c 2 to a
middle-class ,s\? ,9dian 9dividual :o
wants a gd b>ga9 = 8 booty4 ,satyagraha
c br+ d[n ! ,briti% ,empire1 b n !
av>ice & gre$ ( a %rewd middle-class
,9dian l ! ,talkative ,man6 ,h["e1 2c (
! clamor ag/ hm reg>d+ ! /atue1 ,t4,m4
feels corn]$ 9 a ti<t spot & is will+ to
sell ! /atue1 b only if he is comp5sat$
or pd prop]ly 5 = ! same4 ,t4,m4 br+s \
! corrup;n ( ! ,municipal ,*airman
reg>d+ ! blankets sc&al ( !
pre-,9dep5d;e p]iod : coaxes ! corrupt &
call\s gov]n;t "w] to 3v]t ,kabir ,lane
9to a na;nal p>k d$icat$ to ! legacy (
,sir ,fr$]ick ,lawley4 ,? 9dicates t
corrup;n is a major "p ( ! circulatory
sy/em ( ! ,9dian bur1ucracy ev5 dur+ !
"t ( ,mahatma ,g&hi1 : seems          #h
un?9kable to ! mod]n g5]a;n ( r1d]s (
,r4,k4 ,n>ayan's text1 b t is exactly
:at ! writ] is try+ to 9dicate4
  ,! irony & satire 3/itute a
significant "p ( ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan's prose1
9clud+ 9 novel =m1 & is pres5t "h 9 ?
%ort /ory titl$ ,8,lawley ,road,04 ,!
major satirical aspect ( ? text1 a"p f
corrup;n1 is t c]ta9 hi/orical /ructures
dur+ ! #bjth c5tury 9 ,9dia 7 normally
ignor$ until !y 7 hi<li<t$ 9 ! news & !n
f.d t !y 7 h]itage /ructures4 ,r4,k4
,n>ayan1 "!=e1 %[s ! p[] ( ! news item 9
cr1t+ turmoil 9 ! ,9dia ( ,nehru's "t4
,! o!r major ironical factor is t :ile !
,malgudi ,municipal;y _h />t$ to *ange
"ns ( ,angliciz$ roads 9to na;naliz$
roads1 2c ( ! ,84cov]y,0 z x 7 ( !
patriotism ( ,sir ,fr$]ick1 !y 7 %ame.s
5 "u pressure to f9ally re"n ! /reet (
,kabir ,lane to an angliciz$ "n (
,lawley ,/reet 9dicat+ t ,sir ,lawley 2+
,briti% 0 m a fre$om h]o ?an probably
any"o else 9 ,malgudi6 ,! /ory ?us 5ds
on a hei<t5$ note ( satire1 5sur+ t   #i
! ,talkative ,man e>ns m m"oy ?an he "e
imag9$4
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