Corruption in The White Tiger The novel The White Tiger written by Aravind Adiga speaks up the issues of many people inside the Indian society.Wrongdoings and abuse of powers took place almost everywhere in the in the book, through Balram’s first account of his own story. Fraud and corruption played a big role, where Great Socialist bribe landlords, hospitals bribe doctors, teachers stole money from students, rich masters bribed police officers, etc. The novel deeply portrays the corrupt government system, class separation and the need to escape poverty cycle. The moral corruption that affected the Indian society came from the misuse powers and authority of the Indian industry and the Indian
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Balram, his family and friends were being held inside what they called a “Coop” due to the rich’s fear of the poor people.Their image reflected in the description of a chicken being “chopped up” by the butcher- infers as wealthy man: On the wooden desk above this coop sits a grinning young butcher, showing off the flesh and organs of a recently chopped-up chicken, still oleaginous with a coating of dark blood. The roosters in the coop smell the blood from above. They see the organs of their brothers lying around them. They know they are next, yet they cannot rebel. They do not try to get out of the coop. The very same thing is done with humans in this country (Adiga 147). The poor are so desperate that they are willing to do almost anything to make it out of poverty and servitude, but … “only a man who is prepared to see his family destroyed-hunted, beaten, and burned alive by the masters—can break out of the coop” (Adiga 150). This “no dictatorship. No secret policy” (Adiga 149) in India caused a dilemma for drivers and servant whether or not they should they stay obedient and loyal to their masters to keep the family safe or should they rebel to enjoy freedom while their families
Balram, his family and friends were being held inside what they called a “Coop” due to the rich’s fear of the poor people.Their image reflected in the description of a chicken being “chopped up” by the butcher- infers as wealthy man: On the wooden desk above this coop sits a grinning young butcher, showing off the flesh and organs of a recently chopped-up chicken, still oleaginous with a coating of dark blood. The roosters in the coop smell the blood from above. They see the organs of their brothers lying around them. They know they are next, yet they cannot rebel. They do not try to get out of the coop. The very same thing is done with humans in this country (Adiga 147). The poor are so desperate that they are willing to do almost anything to make it out of poverty and servitude, but … “only a man who is prepared to see his family destroyed-hunted, beaten, and burned alive by the masters—can break out of the coop” (Adiga 150). This “no dictatorship. No secret policy” (Adiga 149) in India caused a dilemma for drivers and servant whether or not they should they stay obedient and loyal to their masters to keep the family safe or should they rebel to enjoy freedom while their families