He is under the guardianship of mr.
Room on the roof theme.
The room on the roof revolves around rusty who at the start is a lonely boy of 16 who loves to take aimless walks in the forests of dehradun.
John harrison a strict intimidating british fellow who has only contempt for everything around him rusty the indian side of the town nature his wife even etc.
The room on the roof is the coming of age story centered on a lonely orphaned anglo indian boy rusty.
At 17 he is living with his strict guardian on the outskirts of the town dehra with the members of the british community.
He ran from his house to india against mr.
Written by bond as a 17 year old the story of the room on the roof is a semi autobiographical work.
The novel revolves around rusty an orphaned seventeen year old anglo indian boy living in dehradun.
It was bond s first literary venture.
22 1964 after the long awaited broadway opening of fiddler on the roof invited guests gathered at new york s swank rainbow room to celebrate.
He is very lonely and sad and even though he lives with his guardian mr.
He lives with his guardian mr harrison a missionary and his wife in dehradun.
John harrison s wishes somy and.
Due to his guardian mr harrison s strict ways he runs away from his home to live with his indian friends.
He is not allowed to travel outside and have any contact with the indians living in the town.
John harrison a strict intimidating british fellow who has only contempt for everything around him rusty the indian side of the town nature his wife even etc.
O by coincidence he meets two very friendly and warm indian kids somi and ranbir on one of his many walks.
Summary of the story o the room on the roof revolves around rusty who at the start is a lonely boy of 16 who loves to take aimless walks in the forests of dehradun.
It is a tale about an anglo indian orphan boy named rusty.
Bond wrote the novel when he was seventeen and won the john llewellyn rhys memorial prize in 1957.
Mr harrison wants him to be groomed with english values and to avoid contact with indian influences.
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17 room on the roof is about an orphaned boy named rusty who has no real family after his parents death.