why did Raju select the green blazer as his prey
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In Trail of the Green Blazer by R.K. Narayan we have the theme of guilt, pity, appearance, identity, struggle, trust, change and commitment. Taken from his Malgudi Days 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 guilt. Raju though he has robbed the man wearing the green blazer of his purse feels guilt with regard to the balloon in the purse. He knows that a child will be left disappointed and as such attempts to put the purse back where he took it from. Minus the money. This may be important as it shows that Raju though he is a pickpocket has a conscience. Which may surprise some readers that a thief could have a conscience. If anything Raju pities the poor child who the balloon is intended for. Though he doesn’t know the child there is a sense that Raju knows how disappointed the child will feel. It might also be important that Raju devotes all his time to the man wearing the green blazer as this would suggest that Raju considers the man worthy of being robbed. The man’s appearance is defining the fact that Raju thinks he is worth robbing.
What is also interesting about the story is the fact that Raju’s wife does not know that he is a pickpocket. This may be important as it would play on the theme of identity. Narayan may be suggesting that an individual can be married to another individual and never really know that person. Which is very much the case in the story. Raju’s wife doesn’t really know who Raju is. She never asks him about how he receives his money. Thinking no more than the fact that Raju receives commission for work he has done but there is never any mention of the work that Raju has done. In many ways Raju is being deceitful by not only being a pickpocket but by not giving his wife clarity over what it actually is he does for a living. There is also a sense that Raju has no option but to steal from others. He is a poor man who doesn’t work and has a family to feed. Though some critics might suggest that Raju could get a job it is possible that Raju is comfortable with how he earns his money. Which is somewhat ironic considering that it is his feelings of guilt which lead him to spending eighteen months in prison
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The Green Blazer stood out among the crowd with its bright colour and the promise of
good money. This attracted Raju to it.
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