In The White Tiger, Arvind Adiga, presents a protagonist Balram Halwai who struggles to come to terms with his new identity. While working as a cook, dishcleaner and a driver, Halwai transforms himself into a master. He differentiates himself from his master through actions with consequences. Revolting against the brutality of Ashok and Pinky Madam, he is able to affirm the identity of a successful entrepreneur from a Rikshaw Puller's nameless son 'Munna'. In three years of schooling, a school teacher Krishna gives him a name Balram Halwai. Despite his interest to continue study, his parents at Laxmangarh cannot afford to continue his study and his bold decision of leaving home in search of job drives him towards further struggle. Driving
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There is frequent clash between rich and poor. Balram represents a man with 'small bellies' where as Ashok and Pinky Madam represent 'man' with big bellies in globalized India. Balram sees problems in his own city, New Delhi, the capital city of India as he says, "The main thing to know about Delhi is that the roads are good, and the people are bad. The police are totally rotten"(124). The writer's major concern is that 'self-correction' is a must to bring change. The writer is quite critical towards the activities of police and the people in Delhi who forget human values and morality. He knows self correction is essential to bring drastic change. For Balram politicians and parliamentarians are most corrupted people as he exposes, "I'm not a politician or a parliamentarian. Not one of those extraordinary men who can kill and move on as if nothing had happened"(295). For Balram, politicians and parliamentarians are the major obstacles in the path of development and progress. He does not believe in them as they may kill innocent people quite surprisingly just like Pinky Madam who hit an innocent child while …show more content…
It shows the people of colonized nations learnt nothing from colonizers but they gave the lessons of murdering and imprisoning each other. They taught the lesson of corruption. In The White Tiger, Balram is quite critical to Pinky madam and Ashok though he works at them. He is quite critical in all of their activities. He does not take driving for the sake of driving but driving becomes the source of learning. The surprising thing is that Ashok and Pinky Madam wanted to declare Balram, a murderer but they failed in their mission. The colonizers never imagined good governance. Their ruling was full of corruption. But Balram's struggle is the struggle for equal justice, good governance and freedom. Pinky Madam is colonial agent who murders a child; the child represents the death of colonized Indians who had been victimized from the colonizers. Balram's struggle is the struggle against colonial policy. Pinky madam is quite proud and fashionable. In the name of being modern she drives in drunk and hits a child and the child dies. Ashok and Pinky Madam plan to blame Balram. A letter is prepared and is told to sign in it. He is forced to
There is frequent clash between rich and poor. Balram represents a man with 'small bellies' where as Ashok and Pinky Madam represent 'man' with big bellies in globalized India. Balram sees problems in his own city, New Delhi, the capital city of India as he says, "The main thing to know about Delhi is that the roads are good, and the people are bad. The police are totally rotten"(124). The writer's major concern is that 'self-correction' is a must to bring change. The writer is quite critical towards the activities of police and the people in Delhi who forget human values and morality. He knows self correction is essential to bring drastic change. For Balram politicians and parliamentarians are most corrupted people as he exposes, "I'm not a politician or a parliamentarian. Not one of those extraordinary men who can kill and move on as if nothing had happened"(295). For Balram, politicians and parliamentarians are the major obstacles in the path of development and progress. He does not believe in them as they may kill innocent people quite surprisingly just like Pinky Madam who hit an innocent child while …show more content…
It shows the people of colonized nations learnt nothing from colonizers but they gave the lessons of murdering and imprisoning each other. They taught the lesson of corruption. In The White Tiger, Balram is quite critical to Pinky madam and Ashok though he works at them. He is quite critical in all of their activities. He does not take driving for the sake of driving but driving becomes the source of learning. The surprising thing is that Ashok and Pinky Madam wanted to declare Balram, a murderer but they failed in their mission. The colonizers never imagined good governance. Their ruling was full of corruption. But Balram's struggle is the struggle for equal justice, good governance and freedom. Pinky Madam is colonial agent who murders a child; the child represents the death of colonized Indians who had been victimized from the colonizers. Balram's struggle is the struggle against colonial policy. Pinky madam is quite proud and fashionable. In the name of being modern she drives in drunk and hits a child and the child dies. Ashok and Pinky Madam plan to blame Balram. A letter is prepared and is told to sign in it. He is forced to