Commiseration of the Downtrodden in Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger

Authors

  • Sayiram PhD. Research Scholar, Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Keywords:

Downtrodden, The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga

Abstract

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga has become a well-known novel for its lucid depiction of the miseries of the rural Indians in ‘Darkness’. The presence of many hamlets in India seems to stultify the advantages of various schemes launched now and then with serious plans since our Independence. Lack of basic amenities in a village makes even a peace-loving person seething with frustration which may lead to resort violence as the Hobson’s choice, especially when their justifiable frequent SOS calls are turned a deaf ear and a Nelson eye by the authorities concerned. The following terse research article throws light on the excruciating discomfort faced by the villagers in the form of poor basic facilities and the cruel inhuman treatment of the villagers by the landlords. As a result of reading the article or the primary source, sympathising or empathizing with the disadvantaged particularly of the villages in India is ineluctable.  

References

Adiga, Aravind. The White Tiger: A Novel. New York: Free Press, 2008. Print.

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Published

01.07.2010

How to Cite

Sayiram. (2010). Commiseration of the Downtrodden in Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 2(1), 21–24. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL020105

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2010): July

Section

Research Articles

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