Thinking activity on the novel, 'The White Tiger'

Thinking Activity on 'The White Tiger'

 

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'The White Tiger' - Aravind Adiga

 

 The White Tiger novel by Indian writer Aravind Adiga. He won the 40th man booker prize in 2008 for his well known novel,'The White Tiger'. The protagonist or narrator of the novel, Balram Halwai. At the beginning of the novel he introduced himself as a rickshaw driver and then he tells his success story, How he become rag to rich?  He tels his story by the  series of latters to wen Jiabao, The Chinese Premier who has come to Bangalore on an official assignment.  

Ans.1) 

In the novel Balram Halwai himself said that 'I am half backed Indian'. This sentence itself presents that India represent in the novel. Adiga in his novel portrays about the two sides of India, 1) Dark side 2) Light side. The narrator of the novel, Balram only talk about some parts of India, not all over India.So, we can not trust on him in everything said by him. Here in this novel India presented according to Adiga's perspective not according to Indian people. What they think about and they see India. Each coin has two sides, there were also bad things as well as also good things.But in the novel we see that Adiga criticize on various aspects of India like, politics, education system, traditional marriage, religion, land lords, corruption etc...

Ans.2)

We surely say that Balram's story is the archetype of all stories of 'Rags to  Riches'. But not every people doing same like Balram Halwai. Indian people more emotional than practical. So that no more people as strong like Balram to doing that kind of struggle in his life. Many people become a good and well known in the society with their hard word, intelligence and some luck. For Example, movie named Malamal Weekly, the poor man accidentally got the lottery ticket and he becomes, 'Rag to Rich'. So, with his good luck he becomes  rich and won jackpot. 

Ans.3)

Yes, this text also called as deconstructive. in the beginning of the novel author himself said about protagonist that, 'This book is auto-biography of half backed Indian'. So, we can say that Adiga criticizes upon the side of dark India. Because he only experience, not with the others point of view. We see into the novel that narrow view of Aravind Adiga for India.

Ans.4)

Yes, it is possible to read 'The White Tiger' in the context of globalization. Because author in his novel talks about one poor man named Balram who also becomes rich because of globalization. The novel describes the relation of poor/rich , master/slave between the Mr. Ashok and Balram. In the environment of globalization this kind of relationship build between the people. Rich people control over power on poor people. Balram was a example of he was newcomer in the globalization. He put himself before his family for his personal growth. There were two aspects of globalization that, 'Eat/ Eaten away' This means that you have to take your food/money otherwise you will become someone's food.

With this way many people have done some wrong thing in their life, to become rich, and reach at the top, becomes successful in his globalized society.