Through this story, readers are also entertain by R.K Narayan with the principal use of juxtaposition which is the comparison of Swami’s courage with the boy in the newspaper. R.K Narayan uses juxtaposition as a basis of this story. It creates the Father and Swami argument, leading to the test of persist courage ‘A man may have the strength of a elephant and yet be a coward/ Leave alone strength, can you prove you have courage’ through both of these quotes you can see the idea of juxtaposition to set up a argument and the test of Father. The juxtaposition can be seen as a structural feature to the story, R.K Narayan uses it like a starter or key to the story. The juxtaposition also frames an effect on the readers. The readers use the juxtaposition to compare Swami to the boy in the newspaper throughout the story alongside Swami’s actions and by doing this it also creates humor. The humour is created when the reader juxtaposes the two different courageous acts, one where a real hero is seen and Swami ; where his great imagination gives him his life back.
The greatest attribution by R.K Narayan to entertain the reader is the ironic view of the character of Swami, his courageous act and his dialogues. This irony brings great humour towards the reader ‘ Ayio! Something has bitten me, went forth an agonized, thundering cry’ from this quotation you can see the relation of the ironic title of the story. The irony seen in this quotation mostly originated is when comparison of his courageous act with the boy in the newspaper and the irony of courage portrayed through Swami’s action. This effects the reader because the irony creates humour and it is the main way the Swami’s characterisation expels elements of humor.
Furthermore R.K Narayan’s most entertaining mechanism used is the humour of a witty young boy Swami. R.K Narayan uses the factor of the humourously characterized Swami to give the reader a different experience with his story. When you start to read the story the readers imagine ‘A Hero’, like the story portrayed in the newspaper but the readers are staggered and lighthearted by the humour portrayed through Swami’s age forming comical character. Swami laughing stock humour is shown throughout the story but spotlighted upon the climax ‘As it came nearer he crawled out from under the bench, hugged it with all his might and used his teeth as a mortal weapon’ the humour spotted from this quotation is the humour of a childish imagination. R.K Narayan portrays the greatest weapon of all child their rugged white teeth. This is the most humourous part of the book because, it makes their reader reflect their experience with the extraordinary teeth of pain, this is the great effect on the reader. Creating the entertainment for the readers in their flashbacks .
One special aspect of ‘A Hero’ that really pulls in the reader hook into the story is the characterization of the Father. Most of the entertainment expelled by the elements of the character gives the reader a small view of their family or what other families can be like. R.K Narayan portrays these three character in there Stereotypical formats; looking at the Father ‘We will see about it later said Father/ You must sleep alone hereafter’ this quotation illustrates a lot of the characterisation R.K Narayan is trying to uncover. Father is see a man of his words: stern, uncompromising and strict like they ‘Like Father like Son’. R.K Narayan tries to show that Father decision towards Swami was a lesson of courage, where Swami earns his courage. This entertains the reader because it leads Swami’s mind ticking with ideas of abscond, this element of the story fabricates humor after the uncompromising and unforgiving Father. The Father characteristics help R.K Narayan build a revealing and understanding family humour to the contains of the story.
As a Conclusion to the laughing therapy elements of R.K Narayan to the excellent representation of a stereotypical family. The ways R.K Narayan fabricates the reader into the story is by the use of simple, and elegant Literary and Language devices to portray characteristics, humour and irony. The reader is entertain highly by the utilisation of reader reflection by the characteristics depicted by R.K Narayan character of Swami and his relationship with Father. R.K Narayan entertains the reader by the use of charaterised family, childish humour and elements of literary and language devices with the twist of irony. R.K Narayan puts a moral to the story that courage is everything, strength and age isn’t important and that with courage you can do anything.