Rusty Room On The Roof

Harrison in the european area of dehradun.

Rusty room on the roof.

Room on the roof is a story of a youth written by ruskin bond in his 17 s. The room on the roof is a novel written by ruskin bond. Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957. This book brings out the character of rusty as a true adolescent through the spontaneity in writing.

Mr harrison wants him to be groomed with english values and to avoid contact with indian influences. A room on the roof is the story of a 17 year old orphan boy rusty living with his uncle mr. Born in kasauli in 1934 ruskin bond grew up in jamnagar dehradun new delhi and shimla. His first novel the room on the roof written when he was seventeen received the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957.

It is a tale about an anglo indian orphan boy named rusty. This easy caste system was a major problem and ther were higher and lower castes. Due to his guardian mr harrison s strict ways he runs away from his home to live with his indian friends. He lives with his guardian mr harrison a missionary and his wife in dehradun.

Written by bond as a 17 year old the story of the room on the roof is a semi autobiographical work. It was bond s first literary venture. The novel revolves around rusty an orphaned seventeen year old anglo indian boy living in dehradun. At 17 he is living with his strict guardian on the outskirts of the town dehra with the members of the british community.

This story depicts the immaturity of the youths and how they live in this bewildering world of orthodox people.