Rusty Room On The Roof

At 17 he is living with his strict guardian on the outskirts of the town dehra with the members of the british community.

Rusty room on the roof.

Since the book was written by bond when he was young we can see the traits of an immature lost boy. Room on the roof is a story of a youth written by ruskin bond in his 17 s. His first novel the room on the roof written when he was seventeen received the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957. This story depicts the immaturity of the youths and how they live in this bewildering world of orthodox people.

This easy caste system was a major problem and ther were higher and lower castes. Mr harrison wants him to be groomed with english values and to avoid contact with indian influences. He is not allowed to travel outside and have any contact with the indians living in the town. Harrison in the european area of dehradun.

It is a tale about an anglo indian orphan boy named rusty. A room on the roof is the story of a 17 year old orphan boy rusty living with his uncle mr. Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957. The room on the roof is a novel written by ruskin bond.

It was bond s first literary venture. The room on the roof is the coming of age story centered on a lonely orphaned anglo indian boy rusty. This book brings out the character of rusty as a true adolescent through the spontaneity in writing. Written by bond as a 17 year old the story of the room on the roof is a semi autobiographical work.

Born in kasauli in 1934 ruskin bond grew up in jamnagar dehradun new delhi and shimla.