full of pride He wants comfort fame and power He guides people to Mempi Hills and Sarayu River but he himself is blind to life s real meaning His early life shows the side of materialism - life ruled by desire and greed Raju and Rosie - Love Turns into Control When Raju meets Rosie and Marco his life takes a new turn Rosie loves dance Raju helps her At first he seems kind But soon his help becomes selfish He loves Rosie not for her soul but for his pleasure When Rosie becomes a famous dancer Raju becomes her manager He starts to think only of money and control His love turns into pride He forgets truth and goodness This shows how material desire can destroy pure emotion Rosie rises as an artist but Raju falls deeper into greed Raju s Fall - The Punishment of Greed As fame grows Raju s heart grows darker When Marco sends a letter asking for his papers Raju hides it He forges Rosie s signature He is caught and sent to jail This is his punishment for his material greed Inside prison he begins to think He realizes that money and pleasure cannot bring peace The writer shows that materialism gives temporary success It ends in guilt and loss Raju loses everything his love his mother and his freedom This fall becomes the first step toward his spiritual awakening Raju s Life in Mangal - The Beginning of Spirituality After two years Raju comes out of jail He walks beside the Sarayu River He reaches Mangal village There he meets Velan a simple farmer Velan mistakes him for a holy man and calls him Swamiji At first Raju enjoys the villagers respect But slowly he feels peace He listens to people and helps them When Velan s sister refuses to marry Raju says nbsp What must happen must happen no power on earth or in heaven can change its course His words heal others His heart becomes clean He starts to find joy not in wealth but in kindness This marks his spiritual beginning The Final Stage - The Victory of Spirit over Body When drought comes the people beg Raju to fast and pray for rain He says nbsp I am not a saint nbsp But their faith touches his soul He begins to fast for them His body weakens but his heart becomes strong In the last scene he says nbsp Velan it s raining in the hills I can feel it coming up under my feet up my legs nbsp Then he falls down We do not know if rain truly falls but Raju s spirit is free He forgets his body his hunger and his sins R K Narayan shows the conflict between greed and faith At first Raju runs after money love and fame In the end he learns that real joy comes from sacrifice and truth He changes from a greedy man to a saint True peace comes from the heart not from wealth or success