Humanism In The White Tiger

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Abstract: Mulk Raj Anand the red hot voice of the general population, one who has made an effective social understanding of Mother India. He has indeed deeply felt the pulse of Indian society. Anand is recognized as a novelist for his proletariat humanism, social realism, naturalistic philosophy, innovative stamina and his ‘Mulkese’ realistic language. He chooses the most minimal classes to represent them in his novels. He argues for the abused, the have-nots, the exploited and the marginalized classes of the society. His second Coolie (1936) uncovers the horrible vogue of misuse of the defenceless individuals in the nation under foreign rule. The colonial lords cherish the sense of superiority as a sacred principle. They regard it their obligation to treat the natives as slaves, with racial malevolence exists the keen sense of class division even in the rulers. On the other side Aravind Adiga the Man Booker Prize winning author for his debut novel The white Tiger (2008) highlights the core issues of Indian society like …show more content…

This phase is followed by his experiences in the industrial city of Bombay, as long as this phase continues in which Munoo’s life is depicted we find he becomes a real coolie. From the moment a coolie set his foot in Bombay the peasant was drawn into a web of commitments, same as a bee was caught in the web of a spider from which there was no escape. Another social concern of child-labour, not amplified, is reflected in Munoo’s desire to engage in all the normal activities of a young boy. The child-labour has attracted a great deal of attention today in our country. In spite of the legislation against it, scores of Munoo’s work as domestic servants and are treated shabbily. Anand wanted a better deal for those who for want of money had to bargain their childhood. M.K. Naik comments that: “Coolie has an almost epic

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