The White Tiger
Journal Title: International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences (IJPSS) - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
The book, a booker Prize Winner written by Aravind Adiga is very interesting focusing on social and economic dimensions. According to Adiga, much has been said about poverty in India lately. Poverty is said to be a hindrance for India’s progress, it is a virus, it should be eradicated. But this gentleman, by the name Aravinda Adiga conveys to the readers why it is so. He clearly indicates the subtle yet alarming difference between the two Indias that exist today. The story is narrated in an interesting manner, as the protagonist tells his tale to the Chinese PM in a span of seven nights. The book is a fiction depicting the story of seven nights, each dealing with social story line. There are two Indias that run parallel with each other. The protagonist, Munna alias Balram Halwai reflects about the contrast between the two Indias. One is the ‘darkness’ in which he begins his journey ie. the villages of our country. His childhood perfectly represents the apathy of a typical village family and the downtrodden lives of his people over there. Illiteracy, corruption, unhygienic atmosphere only add to his family’s problems. Balram goes through many ups and downs, mainly through the downs. His father’s death and a wicked grandmother’s greed makes him leave his village Laxmangarh and his school where he was once known as ‘the white tiger’ and breaks coals at a tea shop in Dhanbad. Here Adiga gives us a glimpse into the mind of a typical village fellow in India and tells us how mediocre goals they set for themselves. Having a uniformed job was all that he wanted and Balram’s childhood hero was the local bus conductor! Balram faces it all in Dhanbad when he finally gets his dream job. The servant-servant brawls, mockery made of his ignorance, scolding from his masters etc. are also described with astute finesse. A startling revelation is made when the main driver turns out to be a Muslim fellow and was forced to lead the life of a Brahmin for 30 years just to get a job in a hardline Hindu family. And the government today talks of employment galore!
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Aravind Adiga
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