,8,leela's ,fr,0 by ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan3
,%ort ,/ory ,analysis
  ,8,leela's ,fr,0 is a r1li/ic social
issue /ory ": appe>.es >e deceptive1 &
prejudices ag/ ! l[] ca/es come to
frui;n 9 ? %ort /ory f ! ,lawley ,road
collec;n4 ,8,leela's ,fr,0 is tak5 f !
fam\s %ort-/ory collec;n ,8,malgudi
,"ds,01 : analyzes h[ a poor help;l
s]vant or h\sekeep] is fram$ = hav+ /ol5
a gold5 *a9 f a five-ye>-old girl4 ,!
/ory p5n$ by ,9dian writ] ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan
tackles 8 op9ions ( ! bias$
upp]-middle-class ,9dians & h[ 9noc5t *n
( ! #bjth c5tury d n g by a p]son's
social /&+1 appe>.es or w1l?1 or ca/e 2f
2fri5d+ !m4 ,!mes s* z ca/eism1
ill-tr1t;t ( ! poor1 ! 9noc;e ( *n1
r1li/ic depic;n ( *n at play 9 ! #bjth
c5tury1 & ! irony ( ! phrase ,8guilty
until prov5 9noc5t,0 >e "s ( ! major
!mes tackl$ 9 ? %ort /ory by ,r4,k4
,n>ayan4
  ,summ>y3
  ,leela is a five-ye>-old girl :o    #a
has no sibl+s & is look$ af by h] /rict
"m & (fice-go+ "f4 ,:5 a male h\sekeep]
co9cid5tly appe>s \tside ! gate ( h]
"f's h\se j z ,leela's "f is pond]+ ov]
! s]vant issue1 ! deci.n is settl$ t !y
wd keep ,sidda z a h\se-help on ,lawley
,road4 ,x 0 ,leela :o made ! f9al1
9noc5t1 & he>t-w>m+ decl>a;n on simply
see+ ! s]vant ,sidda t %e wi%$ he wd /ay
) !m 9 _! home4 ,sidda t5ds ! g>d51 *ops
wood1 runs ]r&s1 & looks af ,leela4
,?us1 he 2comes h] devot$ & tru/wor?y fr
tell+ h] tall tales ab ! moon1 ,god 9 !
sky1 & o!r /ories ( ! magical r1lm1 !
h1v5s1 et ;al4 ,he ev5 is m ?an will+ to
play-act z if !y 7 9 a s*ool & he 0 try+
to le>n writ+ ! alphabet & draw+ f h]4
,he has a v g5ial 4posi;n ev5 ?\<1 2c (
8 l[] /atus 9 society1 probably 9dicat$
by 8 economic situa;n or 8 ca/e1 he is n
tr1t$ well by ,leela's p>5ts4 ,"o "d1
,leela's "m f9ds a gold *a9 miss+ f
,leela's neck & 3fronts ,sidda immly 2f
"q+ ,leela4 ,h] a3usa;n turns 9to a
3vic;n :5 he runs away my/]i\sly f    #b
! sc5e1 & ,mr4 ,sivasank]1 ! "f (
,leela1 goes to 9=m ! !ft to ! police4
,sidda is appreh5d$ b 3t9ues to rema9
sil5t on ! topic ( ! gold *a94 ,leela1 8
true fr ev5 9 s* a situa;n1 3/antly
takes 8 side :ile ! adults 3demn ,sidda4
,? :ole situa;n is made worse 2c ,sidda
_h a crim9al record & 0 notori\s = /1l+
jewelry f *n4 ,he is kept 9 jail until
he 3fesses4 ,lat]1 x is f.d t ,leela 0 !
culprit1 hav+ dropp$ ! gold *a9 9 a
tam>9d pot 9 ! kit*54 ,b ! p>5ts (
,leela don't scold ! * b decide t ev5
?\< ,sidda 0 te*nically prov5 2y a d\bt
to 2 ,89noc5t,0 2c ( 8 previ\s crim9al
record1 !y did n want to h any?+ m to d
) hm4 ,?us1 a rep5tant crim9al is n giv5
ano!r *.e = a normal life1 & ,leela1 an
9noc5t *1 loses h] fr4
  ,analysis3
  ,9 ? %ort /ory titl$ ,8,leela's ,fr,0
by ,9dian writ] ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan1 ! /ory
is set 9 ! fic;nal ,s\?-,9dian t[n (
,malgudi 9 ! upcom+ & develop+ "p ( !
t[n4 ,malgudi is a make-2lieve        #c
loca;n 3jur$ by ,n>ayan to place 8
"*-c5tric /ories ( typical middle-class
life 9 newly 9dep5d5t ,9dia4 ,9 ? /ory1
,lawley ,road is an upcom+ >ea (
,malgudi ": normally1 mo/ ( ! ill-tr1t;t
( ! l[] ca/es & l[] economic classes
o3urs4 ,? we al notice 9 ,8,will+
,slave,0 ano!r %ort /ory p5n$ by ,r4,k4
,n>ayan on ! same !me & on ! same road4
,lawley ,road h\ses ! 9flu5tial citiz5s
( ,malgudi4 ,t is :y ,mr4 ,sivasank]
gets imm att5;n f ! police 9spector & t
! s-call$ ,8?ief,0 is na2$ qk] ?an
o!rwise4
  ,! !me ( appe>.es v]sus r1l;y is
obvi\s 9 ! way ! p>5ts ( ,leela & !
police tr1t ,sidda4 ,!y g by 8 appe>.e
:5 !y 7 appo9t+ hm z a s]vant or
h\se-help ( ! h\se & :5 !y _h cau<t 8
!ft4 ,:5 !y f/ appo9t$ hm z _!
h\se-help1 x 0 bas$ on _! op9ion ( 8
ext]nal tidi;s & 8 h>m.s 2havior4 ,by 8
vague descrip;n ( ! la/ place ( 8
o3upa;n1 !y %d h r1liz$ t "s?+ 0 n all
"r b did n bo!r to cl>ify ! situa;n   #d
!n4 ,:5 ! !ft or ,8s-call$,0 !ft takes
place1 ! p>5ts ( ,leela f/ lat* ^u
,sidda z ! culprit 2c ( 8 poor 3di;n4 ,8
sil;e on ! situa;n made !m ?9k t he 0
guilty4 ,actually1 he 0 aw>e t ! gold
*a9 0 miss+ ! mo;t he took ,leela \ to
buy sug> & 0 worri$ t ! blame wd fall on
hm 2c ( 8 previ\s crim9al record4
  ,he1 "!=e1 felt t h["e m* he tri$1 he
wd n 2 able to 3v9ce ,leela's "m ( 8
9noc;e & s runs away by 4tract+ ,leela
to ask = sug> f h] "m4 ,:5 he is cau<t &
br"\ back to ! h\se by ! police1 he is
humiliat$ = 8 e>li] !fts1 & 8 ^w is n
reli$ ^u4 ,"? ! 9=ma;n provid$ by
,leela1 we le>n t h] p>5ts illtr1t
,sidda by3

_4 ,mak+ hm sleep \ ( doors
_4 ,n all[+ hm to sit ) !m on _! *air
_4 ,abus+ hm & 2+ r\< ) hm

  ,to all appe>.es1 ,sidda seem$ l a
crim9al :5 he 0 a rep5tant 9dividual
try+ to turn a new l1f4 ,ca/eism is   #e
hi<li<t$ 9 mo/ ( ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan's %ort
/ories1 & "h too1 we see ! same hi<li<t$
"? ! /ory ( ,leela & h] fr ,sidda4
  ,ano!r !me focus$ ^u is ! 9noc;e ( ! *
,leela :o is n yet 9flu;ed by ! cruel &
h>% ways ( ! _w & is sure to ! core t
,sidda 0 9noc5t4 ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan %[s hmf
to 2 a gd judge ( ! wayw>d & fickle
m9dset & memory ( a * ( ,leela's age :5
%e is f.d \ & %e c't3

_4 ,place :5 %e actually dropp$ ! gold
  *a9 9 ! tam>9d pot4
_4 ,:y did %e d s* a ?+ &
_4 ,:e!r %e r1lly did x on purpose or z
  an ]ror ( naive judge;t4

  ,due to h] 9noc5t neglig;e1 ,sidda is
wr;gly 3demn$ = a crime he did n commit
& is lat] on n all[$ to 3t9ue 9 ! same
h\sehold z a h\se-help4 ,a p]son :o 0 !
sole fr ( a l"oly five-ye>-old girl wd 2
turn$ back 9to ! _w )\t a job or 8 old
companion4 ,! !me ( 9noc5t fr%ip 2t a *
& an adult ( a l[] /a;n 9 society     #f
is hi<li<t$ 9 ? %ort /ory titl$
,8,leela's ,fr,04 ,! simple & r1li/ic
9noc;e ( a k9d]g>t5 * gr[+ up 9 ! #bjth
c5tury is hi<li<t$ 9 ! text1 especially
! irony ( ! moon du/ on ! r$ ball & !
s-call$ ,8foll[+ ( ! moon,04 ,leela
tru/s ,sidda blly1 & h] devo;n to hm is
complete1 ev5 to ! ext5t t %e wi%es to
t1* hm & make hm lit]ate & give hm a
bett] life 9 h] home4 ,%e is1 h["e1
scatt] bra9$ l mo/ *n ( h] age >e4 ,%e
is k9d & has a cle> 3sci;e1 r1dy to h a
new *a9 r ?an see ,sidda l1ve h] si<t4
,%e is "s"o :o sees n ! value 9 !
,8jewel,0 b ! value 9 ! ,8jewel,0 ( !
p]son ,sidda4
   ,! fr%ip ( ,leela & ,sidda 0 g5u9e &
true1 b 2c ( ! social circum/.es &
situa;n1 !y 7 =c$ to sep>ate f ea* o!r4
,? %ort /ory is 9de$ a case ( ! lax;y 9
! dictum ( ! ju/ice sy/em1 : /ates
,89noc5t until prov5 guilty,04
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%ort /ory by ,9dian writ] ,r4,k4
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