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Identity In The White Tiger

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Struggle for Individual identity from Adiga’s ‘The White Tiger’

Abstract Identity in general describes a person’s conception and expression of his individuality or group affiliations including national and cultural identity. A person’s psychological identity relates to his self- image, self- esteem, and individuality. In cognitive psychology, the term identity refers to the capacity for self-reflection. The Present Research Paper explores identity crisis, racial discrimination, individual and political corruption. Adiga received Booker prize for his debut novel ‘The White Tiger’ in 2008. This depicts the vulnerable and dangerous conditions in Indian village systems and administration. So called Indian leaders divided India into several …show more content…

The Narrator of this story comes from a nameless and birthday-less past with a written fate as an advantage and addresses his agenda to china’s premier. Narrator Balaram becomes something is not only Indian but also global society under the symbolic pseudonym of ‘The White Tiger’ Its wonder that Balaram appeals to China and speaks with understanding of the United States and world economies. Despite a lack of formal education, he knows multiple religions and languages. Balaram use to serve as a tools sweeper at hotel and worked as car driver to a rich family. He observed the society and struggled for individual identity. Individual’s free will is not just an action here, but a state of being and the ability to change what one’s being is …show more content…

Obviously Rich kills poor or makes poor as his slave. Balaram was borned as a servant but he doesnot like to die as a servant. As BillGates says Born being poor is not our mistake but dying being poor is our mistake. Balaram does not like to die as a driver with an identity as low born member of Halwai community. He struggles for identity. He finds a way to be out of cage to become The White Tiger. Balaram thinks a lot about his past blames. “Amazing how much money they have’ …. And yet they treat us like animals” The Protagonist becomes corrupt and decides something violent and life changing that we could understand from his

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