RANGA'S Marriage (English) HS First Year
RANGA'S MARRIAGE Q.Comment on the influence of English—the language and the way of life— on Indian life as reflected in the story. What is the narrator’s attitude to English? Answer : The narrator says that over the last ten years the English language has made inroads into the Indian countryside. Now there are many who know English. During the holidays, one comes across them on every street, talking in English. They bring in English words even while talking in Kannada. The narrator considers it disgraceful. He illustrates his point of view by giving an example. A bundle of firewood was bought at Rama Rao’s house. Rama Rao’s son asked the woman how much he should give her. When she said, “Four pice”, the boy told her that he did not have any “change” and asked her to come the next day. The poor woman did not understand the English word “change” and went away muttering to herself. Thus the use of English language before a native Kannada speaker caused confusion. ...