,8,a ,will+ ,slave,0 by ,r4,k4
,n>ayan3 ,%ort ,/ory ,analysis
,8,a ,will+ ,slave,0 is a %ort /ory ab
an eld]ly simpleton woman call$ ,?ayi b
"kn z ,ayah1 :o is will+ to quit h] alm
full-"t job to c>e = h] husb&4 ,! %ort
/ory tells 9 a simpli/ic & unpret5ti\s
way ab h[ ,ayah has alw be5 an 5slav$
p]son 9 h] life 9 _m ways4 ,%e likes to
2 s & does n seem to "k bett]4 ,!mes s*
z patri>*y1 economic 4p>;y1 subtle
com$y1 & ! ov]all !me ( female subjuga;n
>e hi
ayan1 al "kn z
! ,gr& ,old ,man ( ,malgudi4 ,! /ory is
r1li/ic & relatable1 describ+ h[ ,ayah
is tr1t$ ) 4respect & ev5 ov]look$ by !
p 9t]act+ ) h]4
,ayah is ! mo/ "upd or ov]look$
dome/ic /aff or maid ( a w1l?y family :o
c>es = a ll girl call$ ,radha4 ,radha
plays ) ,ayah1 & _! fr%ip is depict$ 9 !
/ory4 ,ayah is ! slave ( ,radha & gives
9 to h] e :im if x is r1sonable4 ,! only
ele;t ,ayah uses to f"r5 ! * is ! #a
fic;nal "* ( ! ,8,old ,fell[,0 or1 z we
9 ,9dia1 call hm ! ,8,buda ,man,04 ,"o
"d1 ,ayah goes on h] usual holi"d & does
n return till af ?ree "ds4 ,:5 %e does
return1 x is only to take a f9al l1ve (
,radha & h] family 2c ,ayah's husb& or
,8,old ,fell[,0 has return$1 & %e has to
look af hm1 9de$1 z 8 slave or z 8 wife4
,?us we see t ,ayah 0 de/9$ by h]
t]rible circum/.es & poor m5tal
faculties to rema9 a slave all h] life4
,? %ort /ory titl$ ,8,a ,will+
,slave,0 p5n$ by ,n>ayan is "p ( !
,lawley ,/reet collec;n ( 8 fam\s %ort
/ory collec;n ,8,malgudi ,"ds,04 ,? %ort
/ory takes place 9 ! fic;nal ,s\? ,9dian
t[n ( ,malgudi4 ;,r4 ;,k4 ,n>ayan
portrays ,lawley ,/reet 9 ,malgudi z an
upcom+ resid5tial >ea h\s+ ! ri* &
fam\s4 ,ayah is ! sl[-witt$ & v naive
h\semaid ^: prim>y duty is to c>e = ! *n
( a w1l?y family 9 ,lawley ,/reet till
!y >e old 5 to f5d = !mvs4 ,%e has n"e
ag$ m5tally & has ! 9tellect ( a
six-ye>-old4 ,%e is ill-tr1t$ by ! #b
mi/ress ( h] home & is ev5 grudg$ h]
once 9 ?ree mon?s holi"d to return to h]
village4
,! ill-tr1t;t & 4reg>d = ,ayah %[ !
way ! ri* & 9flu5tial ( a typical
,s\?-,9dian t[n 2haves ) _! dome/ic
s]vants4 ,ev5 ?\< ,ayah has s]v$ 9 !
family = _m ye>s1 %e is tr1t$ poorly &
neglect$4 ,we notice ? :5 ! mi/ress ( !
h\se gives ,ayah a dress+ d[n = n com+
back to "w on "t4 ,ayah's [n family
memb]s1 especially h] t[n ru6ian sons1
don't tr1t h] ) dign;y or respect & take
all h] e>n+s f h]4 ,we see 9 ! text1
"!=e1 a 4p>;y 2t ! way a simple &
illit]ate woman is tr1t$ & ! way m5 get
to h _! way4
,! climax ( ? tale is :5 ! husb& (
,ayah appe>s on ! sc5e af ye>s4 ,he does
n ev5 feel x nec to 9=m ,ayah ab 8
>rival & simply takes up resid;e 9 8
village home z if x 7 ! mo/ ord9>y ?+ to
d af hav+ be5 abs5t = s _m ye>s4 ,he is
a husb& :o probably s5t m"oy home f 8
,ceylon ,tea ,g>d5 sal>y1 b t is #c
subtly n 9dicat$ 9 ! text by ,n>ayan4
,"! is1 "!=e1 e 9dica;n to 2lieve t !
husb& or ! ,8,old ,fell[,0 _h neglect$ 8
wife1 0 an abs5tee husb&1 & n[ want$ 8
wife back simply 2c societal norms dem&$
t a wife %d look af h] husb&1 ev5 if he
_h n %[n ! same d$ica;n to ! m>riage4
,ayah 0 to cook & c>e = ,8,! ,old
,fell[,0 l a slave1 : %e alw t5d$ to
adopt z h] lot 9 life1 "s?+ : %e f.d
pl1sure 9 do+4
,patri>*y is hid 9 ,radha's home all
h] life1 b h] e>n+s & ultimate loyalty 7
t[>ds h] two sons & h] husb&4 ,ayah 0 a
simpleton2 %e 0 un$ucat$ &1 9 h]
ignor.e1 ?"\ ( s*ools to 2 prisons4 ,%e
t5d$ to 2 a "pial pe/ 9 ! h\se ) ! o!r
s]vants4 ,? put h] 9 4favor ) !m4 ,r4,k4
,n>ayan hiy duties1 : 7 to h>ass s"eal
s]vants & dome/ic /aff l3
_4 ,! ,bak]'s ,boy
_4 ,! ,newspap] ,man #d
_4 ,! ,wa%+ ,boy
_4 ,! ,o!r ,s]vants
_4 ,! ,home ,tutor
_4 ,all s]vants :o 7 latecom]s
,%e seems to ei 2 too obsess$ ) h] [n
d$ica;n to h] job or t %e 0 a tr\ble"s
woman :o let \ h] *ildlike fru/ra;n on !
l[] sec;ns ( society4 ,t ,ayah "w$ full
"t despite rcvg only ?ree s>ees a ye> &
two m1ls a "d 9dicates t %e lov$ h] job4
,h] o!r prim>y job1 : %e 0 pd =1 is to
c>e = ! *n ( ! h\se1 prim>ily ! "ye/ "o
call$ ,radha4
,radha's equa;n ) ,ayah is ( total
dep5d;e & selfi% love1 : is notic$ am;g
v "y *n4 ,ayah is devot$ to ,radha1 c>+
= h] m ?an ev5 ! "m ( ! f\r-ye>-old *4
,h["e1 :5 ,ayah 0 l1v+ ! h\se to return
to ! village ="e1 ,radha refus$ to bid
,ayah a prop] f>ewell : hurt ,ayah1
probably ! only w.d %e _h "e rcvd 9 h]
life ( n"e-5d+ s]vitude4 ,radha1 fe>+ !
fic;nal tyrant ,8,! ,old ,fell[,01
refuses to em]ge f ! kit*5 to bid #e
h] 2lov$ ,ayah f>ewell4 ,ayah c>$ =
,radha l a fr z well z a "m4 ,%e plays )
! *1 tells h] /ories1 fe$s h]1 clo!s h]1
& does "ey?+ to keep ! * happy4
,ayah is fooli% 5 to ?9k t h] husb&
has return$ to h] 2c he loves h]4 ,%e
acts l a newly w$d$ bride by 2+
emb>rass$ & %y ( h] husb& ev5 ?\< %e is
eld]ly4 ,? 9dicates t f ! e>ly "ds ( _!
m>riage1 ,ayah _h n"e exp]i;ed ! happi;s
( a prop] m>ital life 2c ( _! pov]ty4 ,!
9noc;e ( ,ayah is evid5t n only 9 h]
2havior ) h] husb& b al 9 ! way %e plays
) ,radha4
,r4,k4 ,n>ayan 9dicates ! simple
pl1surable joys ( play+ ) *n & l *n 9
,9dia4 ,9 a pre-,,ai & pre-,sm>tph"o _w1
! simple pl1sures ( play+
,8make-2lieve,0 & a =m ( ,8h\se-h\se,0
or ,8tra9-tra9,0 is v r1li/ic & cr$ibly
describ$ 9 ! text4 ,r4,k4 ,n>ayan1 hav+
liv$ 9 a family ( s"eal "y] sibl+s & _h
a daue ( h[ *n 9 ,9dia play$4 ,!
/ory 5ds ) ,ayah mov+ away f ! #f
kit*5 ": ,radha is hid+1 n"e to return4
,n>ayan1 ?\< usually is full ( subtle
humor ) a grt bit ( satire & irony1 br+s
\ ! t5d] side ( emo;ns 9 "s ( 8 /ories1
z 9 ? "o titl$ ,8,a ,will+ ,slave4,0
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