Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger (2008) was the Man-Booker Prize winning first novel. It is written in an epistolary style. The style of the story is in first-person narrative style. The contemporary Indian English literature captures the threat of violence. The narrator discloses his personal…
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In The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, Balram is initially portrayed as an appealing character despite informing us of the horrific crimes he has committed. His words, thoughts and deeds reflect his good nature in the beginning. But by the end of the novel, Balram…
The White Tiger. The name itself is characteristic to the whole book’s purpose. Aravind Adiga carefully weaves together vibrant symbols to provide the reader with a profound understanding of the book. He exposes corruption throughout all of India’s institutions. While corruption breeds corruption, a greater…
A discussion of the Enlightenment’s attitudes towards religion is necessarily a complex one and cannot be answered without reference to historical influences on the social situation in Europe, and contemporary political and scientific developments. Absolute rejection of the existence of a God on the part…
What is your inner animal? In Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger, there are many different themes and central ideas. These themes include: corruption, religion, the light, and the darkness. With these themes come symbols that further examine and support them. In the White Tiger animals…
Balram a revolutionary in Adiga’s The White Tiger Balram Halwai, the anti-hero protagonist Aravind Adiga’s epistolary novel is a revolutionary in Bangalore. First, to be a revolutionary, you have to be special and Balram is the White Tiger of his generation. Second, Balram starts as…
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The key topics covered in The White Tiger are how Balram’s attitude toward religion develops throughout the book. Students can write about how Balram views the caste system. Another key
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topic is how light and darkness are portrayed in The White Tiger.
The Indian culture is made of social classes and the caste system. Those in the lower caste are viewed negatively. In modern-day culture, everyone should be viewed as equal. What matters most is not the social or caste level but the human beings.
The White Tiger is easy to sport in the wild due to its color. The book has several lessons for people who matter in a society like politicians and businesspeople. They should be careful with the people they indulge in. Society should not discriminate against people based on caste or social class.
Author
Aravind Adiga
Genre
Picaresque novel
Country
India
Original language
English
Publication date
2008
Major Characters
Balram Halwai, Pinky Madam, Ashok, Vikram Halwai, Dharam
Plot
The novel is about Balram Halwai's life, a self-declared “self-made entrepreneur”. Balram was a rickshaw driver's son who started climbing India's social ladder to become a chauffer and later a successful businessman.
