An Astrologer's Day by R.K Narayan

This activity is a part od my academic writing...

1.) How faithful is the movie to the original short story?

The movie and the story both are having almost relative perspective with in the concern of the main idea.It is that there are many poor and ignorant underprivileged people who have hidden talents which can blossom if their circumstances change. The astrologer in this story was forced to flee to a city from his little village.

2.) After watching the movie, have your perception about the short story, characters or situations changed?

Yes. The drastic changes where the story gets turn is in the character and the situation where is the protagonist was forced to flee from the village where both he and Guru Nayak lived, because the protagonist had stabbed Guru Nayak and left him for dead.

3.) Do you feel ‘aesthetic delight’ while watching the movie? If yes, exactly when did it happen? If no, can you explain with reasons?

I think within the concept of asthetic delight something is more relavent as per my view is "Guilt and Relief" playing a vital role in the story.The astrologer is not truly an astrologer, but merely a man masquerading as one. He has taken on a new, fabricated identity to escape the just consequences of his attempt at murder. The astrologer no longer has any opportunity to practice authenticity; his livelihood, marriage, and very survival are all predicated on lies. Narayan uses the astrologer to contemplate the ways in which fear and guilt can push an individual to live an unauthentic, self-deceiving.

4.) Does screening of movie help you in better understanding of the short story?

Yes .By watching the film screening it stucks into our mind that how all the thing happening in the story works and it also denotes that how each ane every small thing can make huge change.Ee get to know that it arouses curiosity as something might have taken place on a particular day. The title is very interesting and creates curiosity in the mind of the readers. The writer extended the word with a particular purpose as it was used by Churchill.'Everyone has his day'.

5.) Was there any particular scene or moment in the story that you think was perfect?

The scene where The astrologer manages to convince Guru Nayak that his attacker is dead. He was killed by a lorry. The astrologer convinces Guru Nayak that his attacker is indeed dead. With this information, Guru Nayak is satisfied and pays the astrologer for this information.This scene creates a moment where it seems the perfection of relativity.

6.) If you are director, what changes would you like to make in the remaking of the movie based on the short story “An Astrologer’s Day” by R.K.Narayan?

If I redirect the movie based on the story then I will make changes in plot and the climax where , it can be seen that the climax comes not at the end of the story, but approximately halfway through, at the moment when the stranger's face is illuminated by the match that lights his cheroot and in astrology too I feel they create a sense of disgrace which could harm your own thinking.

Thank you...