The narrative of the merchant of desserts, Jagan and his selective youngster Mali, delineates the conflict between the Eastern culture and the Western culture. Jagan, from the nonexistent town Malgudi in South India is the embodiment of traditions while his kid is energetic about exploring current musings and globalization. Thus the relationship gets the opportunity to be strained and about non-existent between the father and the youngster. The plot has moreover examined the excellencies of marriage and religious control over the villagers of Malgudi, remarkably on Jagan. Its a nice regular R.K.Narayan book. As a 14year old, I delighted in it upto a particular degree.