The Guide, a novel by RK Narayan is rooted in everyday, down-to-earth characters which he believes depicts the Indian way of life. This Bildungsroman is told in chronological order with two stories in a single plot. He reflects on Raju's life from when he was a young boy to the present day. Set in Narayan's fictional town Malgudi, Raju tells the story of his past in first-person narration while his experience as a swami is told in third-person narration. In the Guide, the mixture of modernization and tradition causes conflict in the characters. . Raju, the central character, encounters several transformations in his life. We could say that Raju's transformations are due to his own desire. However, deep thought will suggest that the transformations and conflicts he faces are also the result of the collision between the modernity within him and the religious faith that his parents honed during his childhood. As the story progresses, Raju reveals that he has undergone transformations not only in his role but also in his character. Raju's role can take six forms; as a little son, as a shopkeeper, as a tour guide, as Rosie's lover, as Rosie's stage manager and, finally, as a swami. All these roles, in one way or the other, alter Raju's character and attitude towards himself and the people around him. It adapts both positively and negatively, to match the quality of each role. At the beginning of the novel, Raju recalls his childhood memory. In his early days, Raju is an innocent and obedient child (can also be understood as pure). Although he sometimes protests his parents' actions, he has never taken it very seriously and always enjoys it. For example, when his father sends him to school (as a form of punishment for... middle of paper... to be understood as an act of purification and neutralization of his being. As mentioned before, the conflicts in his life are the result of collision between the modernity and desire within him and the religious faith that his parents perfected in his childhood So, Swami's accident is not really an accident but another ordeal for him to go through the process and obviously how an opportunity to repent of his sins. In conclusion, it is true that Raju undergoes several transformations not only in his role but also in his character. The transformations describe the cycle of his life in which after all challenges and turbulence, he returns to his d state 'being original, innocent and pure. As for the human being as a whole, we can say that we make mistakes all the time, but there is always a possibility to rectify and correct our mistakes;.