The Gold Frame

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  Golden Frames is a short story written by R.K. Lakshmana. In the story, the author tries to show the characteristics of the Indian middle class. The hypocrisy and dominance of the middle class is evident in this story. The story is very similar to the comedy theme.

   Modern Frame Works is a great wooden ring box located between two other stores. Data, the owner of Modern Frame Works, is the main subject of the story. He was a thin man with silver glasses and the color of an incense stick. He is a quiet and hardworking person. He spoke very little and was encouraged by common friends and gossip about idols. 

  A customer approaches Datta to frame an old photo in the best possible way. He praises, admires and admires this old man who thinks that the man in the picture has an idea! Jupiter Man is great because of his ability to understand and respect those people. The customer doesn't have any preferences, so Data helps him to choose a good frame. With his help, she chooses the cutting base for her image.

  The customer said that the purpose of his life was to make pictures, but he was not willing to pay the price quoted by Data. After fixing the price and the date, he left. His clients arrived a few days earlier and left dark or months later. Some of them never showed up and their photos were not claimed in the box. So Datta didn't start his work, two times ahead of his clients' schedule. Ten days later, his tall, skinny client came to see the progress. 

  When Datta reached the customer's desire for a frame, he took the picture outside to be framed. Datta spilled the symbolic paint on the sacred image of Jupiter. He tried to rub it with a cloth, but it was gone. The noble old man's face turned black and thick as he held the gray cloth in his hand. Datta feared the consequences. Every muscle in his head was throbbing as if it would burst if he didn't hold it. 

  Datta thought of other solutions, such as making another picture. Fortunately, he found a solution that allowed him to take the right risk. In his embarrassment, Data asked for a square frame while the customer asked for an oval frame. This saves the data in several ways. The customer questions the frame, not the image itself, that saves Datta. This turns out to be funny. This statement shows the deceptive nature of the data. R.K.Laxman portrays the cunning character of Datta. 

  R.K.Laxman portrays the consumer as a fool. The buyer accepts the higher price. After all the compliments, choosing the award still drives him crazy. So his respect for the old man as well as his willingness to pay whatever the cost is for the two skeletons are doubtful. The data is stored by the customer's stupidity rather than his experience or knowledge. Therefore, the story of the golden frame is problematic, sarcastic and humorous, because of the theme, situation, setting and style.

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