THE WHITE TIGER
Aravind Adiga
Chapter- 3
The Fourth Morning
The chapter starts with Balram’s explanation about democracy. He warns Jiaboa not to believe the pamphlet describing the government that undoubtedly he receives from the politician of India. He explains about the splendor of Indian democracy but which is really marred by corruption. To illustrate the corruption of Indian democracy, he recounts his ‘eighteenth birthday’, which is the first experience of Balram with Indian democracy. Though Balram receives his ‘birthday’ as a result of corrupt behavior by election officials and his employer, this have helped him to understand his versatility and identity.
Balram then describes the Great Socialist. While the Great Socialist presents himself as a popular leader favoring the people, he and his ministers corrupts public votes and their power. This corrupt behavior of the politician made the Darkness impossible to vote out of their power. The politicians and the ministers were charged for ninety three criminal cases from murder to rape and gun running. The Great Socialist hold over the region is so complete and uncontested that any citizen who thinks he can vote for himself, for or against the Great Socialist party is considered ‘mad’. Balram recounts about a ‘Madman’ who was beaten by Vijay, the bus conductor and a policeman and made him to death.
The Great Socialist secured his power in Laxmangargh by cutting deals with four landlords. Vijay, becomes the political activist and a supporter of Great Socialist. After this brief history of Indian democracy as he knows it, Balram returns describe the present elections. He recounts how the Great Socialist once had a meeting at the Stork’s mansion with the Stork, his son and Vijay. He describes the Great Socialist as having ‘puffy cheeks, spiky white hair’ and ‘thick bold earnings’.
At his master Mr. Ashok’s home, Balram finds out the other driver, Ram Persad, who is a Muslim. In discovering Ram Persad’s secret, Balram demonstrates the strong intuition and observational powers of a ‘true enterpreneur’. Ram Persad left the Stork’s service and Balram was appointed to accompany Mr. Ashok and Pinky madam to Delhi. Now Balram becomes the servant number one. Two days later, Balram drove Mr. Ashok, Pinky madam, Mongoose to Delhi. At one point during the drive, Ashok felt the desire to drive and he and Balram wordlessly traded places. They exchange their seats. Mongoose notices this and asks Ashok to go back to his seat. Finally, they again had an exchange. At that particular night they reached Delhi. Balram tells Jiaboa that then on the story gets in to deep.
Themes like immoral corruption and social class are found in this chapter ‘The Fourth Morning’.
Submitted by,
T.ARO STENY
Reg No- 170455
Aravind Adiga
Chapter- 3
The Fourth Morning
The chapter starts with Balram’s explanation about democracy. He warns Jiaboa not to believe the pamphlet describing the government that undoubtedly he receives from the politician of India. He explains about the splendor of Indian democracy but which is really marred by corruption. To illustrate the corruption of Indian democracy, he recounts his ‘eighteenth birthday’, which is the first experience of Balram with Indian democracy. Though Balram receives his ‘birthday’ as a result of corrupt behavior by election officials and his employer, this have helped him to understand his versatility and identity.
Balram then describes the Great Socialist. While the Great Socialist presents himself as a popular leader favoring the people, he and his ministers corrupts public votes and their power. This corrupt behavior of the politician made the Darkness impossible to vote out of their power. The politicians and the ministers were charged for ninety three criminal cases from murder to rape and gun running. The Great Socialist hold over the region is so complete and uncontested that any citizen who thinks he can vote for himself, for or against the Great Socialist party is considered ‘mad’. Balram recounts about a ‘Madman’ who was beaten by Vijay, the bus conductor and a policeman and made him to death.
The Great Socialist secured his power in Laxmangargh by cutting deals with four landlords. Vijay, becomes the political activist and a supporter of Great Socialist. After this brief history of Indian democracy as he knows it, Balram returns describe the present elections. He recounts how the Great Socialist once had a meeting at the Stork’s mansion with the Stork, his son and Vijay. He describes the Great Socialist as having ‘puffy cheeks, spiky white hair’ and ‘thick bold earnings’.
At his master Mr. Ashok’s home, Balram finds out the other driver, Ram Persad, who is a Muslim. In discovering Ram Persad’s secret, Balram demonstrates the strong intuition and observational powers of a ‘true enterpreneur’. Ram Persad left the Stork’s service and Balram was appointed to accompany Mr. Ashok and Pinky madam to Delhi. Now Balram becomes the servant number one. Two days later, Balram drove Mr. Ashok, Pinky madam, Mongoose to Delhi. At one point during the drive, Ashok felt the desire to drive and he and Balram wordlessly traded places. They exchange their seats. Mongoose notices this and asks Ashok to go back to his seat. Finally, they again had an exchange. At that particular night they reached Delhi. Balram tells Jiaboa that then on the story gets in to deep.
Themes like immoral corruption and social class are found in this chapter ‘The Fourth Morning’.
Submitted by,
T.ARO STENY
Reg No- 170455
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