Question

Short summary of The Room On The Roof by Ruskin Bond (about 80 to 100 words)

Answer 1

 The Room on the Roof: Debut novel by RuskinBond The Room on The Roof is the first novel by Ruskin Bond. It is the story of Rusty who is a 16year old boy. After his parents died he was living with his English Guardian. He was quiteunhappy with the ruthless ways and strict rules of his Guardian and decides to break-freeone day. So he goes to nearby market and makes many friends and starts living there. Hediscovers life is not that easy and he has to face a number of challenges that are waiting forhimRuskin Bond in his first venture keeps people captivated from the very first page till the lastone through the simplicity in his writing and spontaneity. He has so well represented everydetail that it engages the reader very well and proves to be a complete page-turner. Thereader will feel the pain of Rusty and laugh at the light-hearted humor. The book summonsup all the traits of human life well ranging from adolescence, love, friendship to losing yourloved ones and agonies of life. Ruskin has a certain poetic style of writing. He chooses wordscarefully and describes every detail appropriately. The marked style of writing is noteworthy when the boy gets into the dilemma of living India and going to England. Ruskin usesmany adjectives to support his writing that make his work beautiful and graceful to read. Healso remarkably shows in the novel, how some strangers can become part and parcel of ones life by showing a little tenderness and warmth. Rusty, the protagonist in the novelunderwent same state and made some friends for lifetime. The novel is the winner of JohnLlewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize and is certainly a pleasure to read

Answer 2

The Room On The Roof is the “first novel” written by “Ruskin bond”. It is a story of a “16 year” old boy. He was living with an English guardian after his parents passed away. Due to the strict rules by the Guardian, he was quite “unhappy” with him.

To get free, he started to visit the nearby market and made lots of friends there. He also faced lots of challenges in his life. The writer explained the feelings of the boy so that while studying you can also feel the same.