1. Swami: Post-Colonial Bildungsroman

9

2. Swami: An Indian Schoolboy Fiction

13

3. Characters in Swami and Friends

17

4. Realism in R.K. Narayan's Novels

21

5. Tradition and Modernity in The Guide

25

6. The Guide: A Hindu Novel

31

7. The Ending of The Guide

35

8. Velan's Character in The Guide

39

9. Works Cited

41