Aravind Adiga portrays the use of literary devices in his novel, The White Tiger, when he uses symbolism, and the motifs of pairs and dualities. In the novel, Adiga effectively demonstrates how the use of literary devices creates a greater insight into Balram’s view of India in order to engage the readers throughout the book. Balram’s outlook of India is given to the audience through the author’s effective use of the literary device, symbolism, which engages the readers in understanding Balram’s view. In the beginning, when Balram introduces the audience to the chandelier in his office, they immediately become engaged with the symbolism meaning of the chandelier. Balram is quick to tell the readers about the “chandelier above me, although