Portrayal of Life in India in Malgudi Days by R K Narayan In Malgudi Days although R K Narayan seems to present us with a bleak portrayal of India where life is very hard and there is very little human happiness he means to reflect the triumph of the human spirit over the cruel circumstances of life In India poverty and the lack of education are prejudiced against and people are discriminated against because they are poor In A Willing Slave Ayah is discriminated against and treated badly merely