Subjectivity in Select Short Stories written by R.K. Narayan

This article examines subjectivity in select short stories written by R.K. Narayan. Children are generally important in R.K. Narayan`s stories. A special aspect of R.K. Narayan treatment of children is helpless, unreasonable love of fathers, devotion to description of India and Indians and furnishing the breadth in an astonishing variety of subject matter and a diversity of characters of social areas as well as a whole gamut of modes and viewpoints. To conclude, in most of the short stories written by R.K. Narayan like: Malgudi Days, An Astrologer`s Day and Other Stories, A Horse and Two Goats, Under the Bunyan Tree and other Stories,Lawley Roads and Other Stories and The Grand Mother`s Tales and Selected Stories have common man theme and learning lessons to the society. Such a work accelerates social reforms activities and useful for social discipline from children, young adults and others.