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VOL. 7, ISSUE 5 (2021)
From Munna to Ashok Sharma: Refashioning of Balram in The white tiger
Authors
Alka Bansal
Abstract
Aravind Adiga in his Booker Prize-winning novel, The White Tiger delineates the shocking reality of Modern India. The novel deals with various themes but the crux of the novel lies in the enthralling and persuasive refashioning of Balram Halwai, the protagonist of the novel. From a timid, coward, intelligent boy of the Darkness, he turns into a worker in a tea shop, then into a sincere driver, then into a remorseless murderer and finally into a self-made entrepreneur. From Darkness, he comes to Light. For this transformation, he had to break all barriers of morality and family ties. He had to assume different identities and become flexible in adopting legal and moral codes to take the reins of his social and economic progress into his own hands. The corruption and depravity rampant in society around him provoked him to break free from the rooster coop in which he finds himself. His freedom is very dear to him. He is a young man who is different from the rest of his fellows, he has been called the ‘White Tiger’ hence he endeavours to become one and prove his uniqueness. He changes himself completely taking lessons from the people and society in which he lives. He triumphs over his desperate struggle to break free from the shackles of the deprived class and emerges as a rich man of Light.
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Pages:4-7
How to cite this article:
Alka Bansal "From Munna to Ashok Sharma: Refashioning of Balram in <em>The white tiger</em> ". International Journal of English Research, Vol 7, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 4-7
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