the way of life and language of Muni and the red faced man different. Due to their this conversation creates and a lot of humour.Elabroate
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R.K.Narayan,the way of life and language differed between Muni and the red-faced man. However their conversation created a lot of humour. Elaborate.
The differences in the way of life and language between Muni and the red-faced man find their roots in the huge cultural differences between the two men.One example of how cross cultural differences bring out humor is seen when Muni meets the khaki- clad outsider for the first time. Right from the initial greetings this difference in culture and language helps to bring out humor in the interactions between both men. This initial exchange between both men is obscured by cultural differences. The lack of connect through language further helps to bring out humor.
Cross cultural differences also reveal themselves in the sense of purpose in both men's lives. Purpose has always been established for Muni. His purpose is so clearly established that it never dawns on him to question it. He has lived his life as a goat herder and with his wife in the village for so long that it is virtually embedded within him. By contrast, the foreigner talks about how he is in India because of being trapped in an elevator "on the fortieth floor of the Empire State Building." The need to "look at other civilizations" is what motivates him to be at the same place that Muni has called home for so long. This cross cultural difference creates humor because both men are thrown into the same place at the same moment with such a sense of bizarre randomness. There is little in way of logic or rationality as to why their paths happened to cross.
Cross cultural differences leading to humor can also be seen the ending of the story. Muni thinks that he has sold his goats and made a profit. The traveller thinks that he has purchased the statue at market price, something at which he can marvel back home. Humor is enhanced by the fact that Muni understands the spiritual significance to the statue, and yet cannot understand the nature of the transaction of which he is a part. This is further heightened by the fact that the red-faced traveller iamgines the statue "in his living room," but fails to understand how spiritually it was significant for the locals. In the resolution to this misunderstanding, cultural differences in the form of language prevents either one from understanding the other. Yet, both get what they want. Muni gets the money he so coveted. The foreigner gets the statue he desired. Neither one understands the other, believing ervething other than what is true, and yet both find a sense of contentment. The lack of cultural understanding manages to provide an ending that is thought-provoking in its humor.
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