White tiger

“People leave imprints on our lives, shaping who we become in much the same way that a symbol is pressed into the page of a book to tell you who it comes from" (Lorenza).In the novel The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga, we follow the emails sent to the premier Wen Jiabao of China, from Balram Halwai. He explains to the premier his life as a successful entrepreneur in India and all the challenges he has faced to achieve that position. In the novel, it shows how our social identity affects how we…

The white tiger is a rare bengal tiger that has a double recessive allele in its genetic code that produces its distinctive white coat. The common name is white tiger because of its coloration, however it is in the same subspecies as the bengal tiger. The scientific name is Panthera tigris tigris. The genus Panthera includes four species of animals, the tiger, the lion, jaguar, and the leopard, all of which have the ability to roar. The white tigers’s full classification is as follows: Domain:…

The white colored carnivore of the southeast part of Asia is called the White Tiger. The White Tiger is a type of Bengal Tiger that lives in India also. These cats have similar characteristics to Bengal Tiger. The males are bigger and weigh about 70 to 220 pounds more than females. White Tigers are carnivores that eat monkeys, birds, and other wild animals like deer and pig. Also they live alone for hunting reasons and like to hunt at night to get a jump on prey. The White Tiger is found…

The white tiger is an extremely rare animal. In terms of totem’s meaning the white tiger is a significant animal. It is a mystical and spiritual creature with its rare appearance caused by its white fur. “The Chinese divided the celestial sphere into four quarters” (Green 39). The Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise ruled the South and North, the White Tiger ruled the West that “corresponds to autumn and snowy mountains” (Chia 144) and the Azure Dragon ruled the East. All totems symbolize…

Eduardo Serio does to promote his foundation, Black Jaguar White Tiger. Black Jaguar White Tiger, also abbreviated as BJWT, is a foundation with a purpose to change people’s attitudes and ideas about animals. Their primary goal is to raise awareness by using social media, in order to make millions of people fall in love with animals and help them learn about stopping animal abusers, like circuses. It is true that the Black Jaguar White Tiger Foundation uses many forms of social media and the use…

THEMES IN THE NOVEL Individualism A white tiger symbolizes power and majesty in East Asian cultures, such as in China and Japan. It is also a symbol for individualism and uniqueness. Balram is seen as different from those he grew up with. He is the one who got out of the “Darkness” and found his way into the “Light”. Throughout the book, there are references to how Balram is very different from those back in his home environment. He is referred to as the “White Tiger” Freedom In an…

people, hirelings and other unprivileged class. Their voices have been quieted and are subjected to abuse and mortification. Adiga's The White tiger records the account of a mistreated, Balaram Halwai and his huge created occasions that structure the novel. The novel tosses light on the darkenss of India articulating voice to the voiceless and…

Fedric Jameson the political unconscious is ingrained in the narrative as a socially symbolic art and this is notably appropriate to The White Tiger. The plot is located geographically with time and space. Aravind Adiga’s urban and rural India, instigate a locational thinking which explicate the way in which the local is decisive by trans- local…

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…

In Aravind Adiga’s White Tiger, the narrator Balram portrays himself as an anti-hero; while accepting his status as a murderer, Balram also fights against the systemic poverty and oppression the poor of India face due to the corruption and simple negligence of the wealthy and powerful of India. Balram compares the plight of the poor with the image of the Great Indian Rooster Coop, where hundreds of chickens stand immobilized in a slaughterhouse, knowing full well of their futures. Balram…