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White tiger novel by Arvind Adiga

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About Arvind Adiga

• Winner of man Booker prize in 2008• He is a journalist and author by

profession . He is an Australian citizen of Indian origin

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Works of Arvind Adiga

1. Novels: - Between the Assassinations and - Last man in Tower 2. Four short stories- The Sultan’s Battery- Smack- Last Christmas in Bandra and- The Elephant

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• Genre : Fiction novel, Dark comedy• Date of first pub.: April,22,2008• Publisher: Harper Collins India,2008• Narrator: Balram Halwai• Protagonist: Balram Halwai• Antagonist: Mr. Ashok• Setting: present day

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• Setting : Various locations in India including Delhi, Laxmangarh, and Dhanbad Bangalore

Rising Action: The book is written in the form letters written by the protagonist, Balram to a Chinese ambassador.

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Point of view,

• The book brings to contrast disparity between progressive India cites and regressive Indian village.

• The novel provides a darkly humorous perspective of India’s class struggle in a globalized world as told through a retrospective narration from Balram Halwai, a village boy.

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Character List

• Balram Halwai : The narrator of the novel grew up in Laxminagar in India.

• Hi lost his family very soon.• Involve in crime and murder.• Wanted to be rich man.

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Balram’s family

• The family of Balram was poor but very traditional

• Every members work hard for the well-being of their relatives

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Vikram Halwai

• Vikram Halwai is the father of Krishna and his younger brother Balram

• He works for his family as rickshaw puller in Laxmangarh.

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Balram’s mother

• Balram’s mother was dead and considers crazy by Balram’s grand mother.

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Kusum

• Balram’s grand mother was oldest member of the family

• He takes all decisions of her family

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KIshan

• Kishan was older brother of Balram and works in tea shop for the stork as well

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Dharam

• Balram’s nephew • He takes his nephew to Bangalore was

considered his first journey.• Dharma trust Balram blindly.

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Cousins

• Dilip: He attends Balram and Kishan to Dahod.

• Meera: She is unmarried and the dowery is reason for Kishan to leave school and work for famiy.

• Rina : She married with a boy from next village and for dowry Balram also has to do work.

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Uncles

• Uncles were doing back- breaking works to providing family.

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Aunts

• Balram’s aunts work with his cousins and his grand mother everyday “ in the courtyard” .

• Every women has different works to do.

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Themes in the novel

• Marriage theme• Lightness and darkness• Marriage in India• Globalization• The cast system• India’s relationship to china• Freedom• Individualism• Immoral corruption

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The Indian family

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China’s relationship to India

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Lightness and darkness

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Political corruption

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Rich and poor divided in Arvind Adiga’s The White Tiger

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Old morality v/s New morality

• Anti hero Was a complax character1. Servent2. Car-driver3. An entrepreneur4. And Murdrer

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Socio economic crises

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Corruption in giving the job.

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Circumstances

• “ I am not a politician or a parliamentarian not one of those extraordinary men who can kill and move on, as if nothing had happened.”

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Balram and Macbeth

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Journey

• An unexpected journey into a new India• It was related with the idea of Name ,

Fame and Money

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