The indian and american culture in terms of conversation. Muni is uneducated, rural, and indian, while the american is affluent, urban, and learned. It did not reach a broad international audience until it was published again in 1970 as the title story in narayans short story collection a horse and two goats and other stories. Short stories about immigrants, migrants or culture clash.
It reached an even wider audience in 1985 when it was included in under the banyan tree, narayans tenth and bestselling collection. This summary of a horse and two goats includes a complete plot overview. Culture clash the most important theme in a horse and two goats, and in fact the central theme of narayans work, is the clash of cultures, specifically the clash of indian and western cultures. Explain the theme of culture clash in the short story a horse and two goats by r. A horse and two goatslooking for a rain god by charles e. The story was first published in 1960 in the indian newspaper the hindu. Icsepapers explain the theme of culture clash in the short. A horse and two goats is a short story written by acclaimed indian writer r. The most important theme in a horse and two goats, and in fact the. A horse and two goats abebooks shop for books, art. To ask other readers questions about a horse and two goats, please sign up.
Book horse you may know me as twilight sparkle, the princess of friendship, but really, im just a horse who likes books. Regardless, this is my newsletter, where i will try to answer readers letters. Neither speaks the others language, but they try to converse. First published in the madras, india, newspaper the hindu in 1960, a horse and two goats did not achieve a wide international audience until 1970 when it became the title story of r. Lets tell this story properly jennifer nansubuga makumbi. However, the storys main updating is the clash of this village culture with american. The clash of cultures is probably the most important theme in a horse and two goats.
While he is there, he sits on a pedestal at the base of a clay statue depicting a majestic. The most important theme in a horse and two goats, and in fact the central theme of narayan s work, is the clash of cultures, specifically the clash of indian and western cultures. The cultural difference between muni and the american has probably been the greatest theme of the story a horse. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in a horse and two goats. Theme of cultural clash east vs west in the story a. Guarding the portals of the indian village of kiritam which means crown in the tamil language is a massive oncemagnificent statue of a prancing horse. While muni is out grazing his two remaining goats, a welloff american stops his car and approaches. Two men from different cultural backgrounds meet and are unable to understand each others way of life. The main themes of the story are culture clash, miscommunication, money. Get an answer for examine how cross cultural differences bring out humor in a horse and two goats. Narayans seventh collection of short stories, a horse and two goats and other stories.
Narayan has depicted this clash of east vs west through the use of humour instead of seriousness. As a representation of the redeemer as an avatar of the hindu deity. Ill push away the bookcase, you know i love books and am a member of five. Examine how cross cultural differences bring out humor in. Amanda rated it it was amazing aug 14, william walsh has suggested that it is a story about misunderstanding, a story about the gap between supposed and real understanding, a story about the element of incomprehension in human relationships. A horse and two goats, the title story of a collection originally published in 1970. By that time narayan had published three novels, and had begun, under the. A discussion of important themes running throughout a horse and two goats. However narayan uses humour instead of anger, to demonstrate how far apart the worlds represented by the two cultures are. May and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Culture clash is the central theme of a horse and two goats.
Narayan biography rasipuram krishnaswami ayyar naranayanaswami was born in madras, a large industrial coastal city in india, on october 10, 1906. I want to know about various themes of the story the. The cultural difference between muni and the american has probably been the greatest theme of the story a horse and two goats. Theme of cultural clash east vs west in the story a horse and two.
Theme of cultural clash east vs west in the story a horse and two goats. Narayan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Using humor instead of anger, narayan demonstrates just how far apart the two worlds are. Narayans story a horse and two goats, the horse is a statue in the middle of kritan, a tiny village in india.