The White Tiger Balram Quotes

In The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, Adiga writes in a context that has his readers identify his main character Balram’s behavior after becoming a villain from being tired of being a victim in many situations. The novel has readers to concluded weather to side Balram as a villain or just a victim. Appointing a few examples from the award-winning book will allow evidence that Balram at one point was a victim by how is family were taken away from their destiny and how he had admitted to a crime he did not commit. His villain side is soon revealed when Balram blackmails his co-workers then ending with the murder of his employer Mr. Ashok. With these shown it will help clarify a stand to Balram’s actions and how it has allowed him to become successful. Balram’s character initially begins as a victim in many of the stories he writes to the Premier of

Jiabao, Balram suppresses how his unglorified background push him to conquer in becoming an up- and -coming entrepreneur in Bangalore. Balram writes how his story is worthy of him hearing as its Mr. Jiabao who wants, “... to meet some Indian entrepreneurs and hear the story of their success from their own lips” (Adiga 2). Although, Balram has not had a proper education, he manages to acquire self -taught business man skills, that his “ex- employer” (1) Mr. Ashok may had lack. It is also the start to Balram victim card when Mr. Ashok calls him a half-baked Indian man due to his response to Mr. Ashok’s question while driving him around as Balram describes in ‘The First Night’ segment. Balram’s finishes his first latter to the Premier of China admitting to viciously murdering Mr. Ashok. At this point of the novel Balram realizes that he must be selfish and kill Mr. Ashok in order for Balram to outcome the corruption from the economic issues that has developed in India. Escaping with the bag full of his employer’s money was the light to a new beginning for