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summary of A hero by r k narayan​

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In A Hero by R.K. Narayan we have the theme of fear, insecurity, control, powerlessness, bravery and independence. Taken from his Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories collection the story is narrated in the third person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Narayan may be exploring the theme of fear. Though Swami has agreed to sleep in his father’s office it is clear to the reader that he is afraid. He would much prefer the security of sleeping by his grandmother’s side. However Swami’s father is attempting to impose his will on Swami. The reader left suspecting that Swami’s father thinks that Swami needs to grow up and sleep alone without the comfort of sleeping by his grandmother’s side. If anything Swami’s father is not only hoping that he is able to teach Swami a lesson about growing up but he may also be hoping that Swami will develop the independence that he thinks Swami should have. In reality Swami’s father considers Swami to be mollycoddled by both his mother and his grandmother. Which leaves the reader suspecting that Swami’s father considers both women to be a negative influence on Swami’s development. This may be important as Narayan may in reality be pitting Swami’s father’s authority against that of his mother and grandmother.