Authors tend to use the readers' point of view to create a personality in a novel. This in turn generates a plot that is revealed by the other characters' actions, speeches, thoughts, physical appearance, and thoughts or words about that personality. Characterization is often used with the aim of describing a different or new side of something through a character's thoughts and actions. One such character is Ponni in RK Narayan's The Dark Room. Ponni is a village girl, wife of a blacksmith, who saves the protagonist, Savitri, when she is on the verge of committing suicide. Above all, Ponni is the character that the author uses to portray another side of women in the novel. Ponni's character in the novel comes across as very crude, however, another side of her is visible in the relationship she shares with the protagonist, Savitri. Ponni's actions, and the purpose of her character is to present a weaker side of Savitri. The character is introduced with a rather strange description as the "dark, heavy woman", which instantly gives the reader the impression that Ponni is not fragile or like most others. women. As she introduces herself to Savitri, Ponni reveals her identity by first naming her village, which makes the reader notice her priorities. Also, another way to look at the character introduction is that it is simple. The reader immediately understands that Ponni is rather simple compared to the other women in the novel. Initially, the reader feels like Ponni talks too much, but it doesn't take long for the reader to realize that Ponni is only giving the necessary information, avoiding too many questions. Ponni expresses her views, opinions and mannerisms clearly. His opinion on men, husbands in particular, ...... middle of article ...... determining factor in the novel, and the reader finds himself constantly comparing actions, reactions, speeches and Ponni's thoughts to those of Savitri. Ponni has a very direct view on how to treat men and her husband. The reader realizes that this is not because she does not care about her husband or other men, but only because she does not want to be hurt. This is seen when Savitri goes to the shopkeeper and asks about his family, but she is then seen being rude to the same shopkeeper. Once the reader understands this, he is inclined to compare this opinion to Savitri's about her husband. Ponni subtly, but at the same time, very resolutely shows everything that Savitri is not. Ponni's fully expressed opinions, supported by Mari's behavior, prove to the reader and Savitri that Ponni is only happy because she is not like Savitri..