white tiger novel by arvind adiga

The White tigerPrepared by Asmita k. Gond

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

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

• 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

• 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.

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.

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.

Balram’s family

• The family of Balram was poor but very traditional

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

Vikram Halwai

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

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

Balram’s mother

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

Kusum

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

• He takes all decisions of her family

KIshan

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

Dharam

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

considered his first journey.• Dharma trust Balram blindly.

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.

Uncles

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

Aunts

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

• Every women has different works to do.

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

The Indian family

China’s relationship to India

Lightness and darkness

Political corruption

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

Old morality v/s New morality

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

Socio economic crises

Corruption in giving the job.

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.”

Balram and Macbeth

Journey

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

Fame and Money