Question

mood and tone of the story room on the roof by ruskin bond​

Answer 1

'The room on the roof' is a semi autobiographical novel written by Ruskin Bond when he was just 17. It was published when he was 21-22.

The novel starts with the central character 'Rusty' being unhappy living with his guardian following the death of his parents. He eventually leaves that house and learns to live on his own. He makes friends along the way and learns some important lessons about life.

The major themes are that of self discovery, friendship, the uncertainties of the future, breaking shackles of life. It's also about the fleeting feeling of first love.

As the story is set in Dehradun, India around the 1950's, the natural beauty and the lifestyle in the Himalayan foothills is also elaborately mentioned by the author.