Being a student of literature , I have zoomed in the treatment of marriage, sex and love by R.K.Narayana in the novel The Guide.
Here, I could pinpoint five hefty points;

1) Adultery – A Pattern  of love

2) Love and Society

3) A radical view of marriage

4) Realistic treatment of Love, sex and marriage

5) Contemporary and also the traditional.

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Rosie’s aura that captures the attention of Raju

Raju’s over commercialization

daughter of a Devadasi but she is glamour embodied

 liberalism and independent mind

She is neither a pure artist nor a pure woman nor an ideal wife

love in the novel has been presented from the point of view of Indian society.
What happens between Raju and Rosie inside the room is hinted. The act of sex is not described. This is the beauty of R.K. Narayan.

The emotions are overridden by the external facts of life. The shifts are in the value of Indian point of view. R.K.Narayan sends the message very clearly that sex and illicit love are responsible for the downfall of Raju and also Rosie.

The moral degradation has been very well shown. The novelist wants to suggest that the characters reap the wages of sin.

a radical view of the subject. Though, Marco and Rosie are artist, one is a writer and another is a dancer, they lack Mutual understanding.

To conclude I would say that while exploring the areas of sex, love and marriage R.K.Narayan, through the character of Raju has represented the spirit of the contemporary young man of India.

It shows how a young Indian can keep the sense of morality at bay for the sake of commercial and physical gain. He flouts loyalties for the self. He does not show respect for the traditional values. But Raju is not only responsible for everything. Rosie is also a girl who falls in this gaze of modern independence existence

R.K.Narayan, as a true Indian has presented the theme of love, sex and marriage with a typical Indian trusts.

Raju’s mother

Raju’s mother, a traditional Indian woman who defines herself in terms of her domestic role. She is developed more fully as a character than is her husband, about whom she complains frequently. Her initial, albeit reluctant, acceptance of the low-caste Rosie into her house and Rosie’s affection for her indicate that she is a positive character. Raju’s failure to heal their relationship or to build her a new home when he becomes wealthy tends to undercut his character. When she calls in her imperious brother to deal with Rosie, she reveals the weakness of the traditional Indian woman, who relies on domineering males to resolve problems.

Maya: The word has been given numerous meanings. Maya actually signifies the psychological state of anybody under illusion. Therefore it doesn't prescribe the theory that the world is an illusion but rather that the illusion actually lies in our point of view.

Mohini: In Indian mythology, during the churning of the oceans by the demons and the Gods in an attempt to produce 'amrita' or the elixir of life which would grant them immortality, Vishnu transformed himself into a beautiful woman called Mohini and stole the demons' share of the elixir by seducing them. Therefore Mohini in the Indian context signifies an extension of the divine illusion. Vishnu is sometimes referred to as 'Mayavi' or the creator of 'maya'.

Moksha: The Hindu equivalent of the Buddhist doctrine of Nirvana. Moksha, in Hinduism signifies liberation from the cycle of reincarnation and from maya (the illusory appearance in this world). Moksha is a Sanskrit word meaning 'liberation.'

Bramhan: The basis of Hinduism is the idea that the multitude of things and events around us are but manifestations of the same ultimate reality. This reality is called the Bramhan. It is the inner essence of all things.

Atman: The manifestation of the ultimate reality in the human soul is the Atman. It is the individual reality.

Hinduism
rajus destiny aim goal
right path of life
shivs incernation
dance rosie
guru chela
hindu beleifs
indian life
old beleifs and old custom
marital bondage
indian women

Only negatively highlighted the colonial power.