THE GUIDE STRUCTURE The novel begins as a third person narrative but Narayan limits the narrative perspective or standpoint to Rajus consciousness almost entirely We never enter for example Rosies or Marcos consciousness which has the effect of keeping them ambiguous or mysterious especially Rosie Just once we seem to move away from Rajus perspective when Velans idiot brother relates his encounter with Raju to the villagers Otherwise Narayan sticks consistently to the Raju standpoint The third