LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 17:9 September 2017
ISSN 1930-2940

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Sociological Aspects in Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger and
Last Man In Tower

D. Nivetha, M.A., M.Phil.


Abstract

Aravind Adiga is a contemporary writer of Indian Writing in English. His novels deals with serious topics like corruption, poverty, terrorism, political turmoil, caste and class discrimination etc. Adiga’s novel The White Tiger provides a darkly comical view of modern day life in turbulent India. The main theme of the novel is the contrast between India’s rise as modern global economy and its working class people who live in crushing poverty. Through the protagonist Balram, Adiga presents the dissimilarities that persist in India despite India’s new prosperity. Adiga’s second novel Last Man in Tower attempts to explore the human impulse to become rich. It explores how the greed to become rich makes people more self-centered and provokes them to do dirty, unimaginable horrors to fellow human beings. Adiga clearly portrays the sixty-one year old science teacher named Yogesh Murthy who is affectionately known as Masterji. His resistance to the lucrative business in the city is discussed. The novel discloses how the frenzied desire for money and material benefits turn life-long friends into enemies and force them to kill their friend. Both the novels The White Tiger and Last Man in Tower throw the light on the ignorance of the Indian counterpart and their mere acceptance of the western culture without asking the question concerning the validity and adaptation.

Keywords: Corruption, Poverty, Human Greed, Globalization and Consumerism.

Depiction of the Corrupt System of Government

India is greatly noted for its democracy. The word democracy appears to be very attractive and sophisticated. When we look at it as a system, its flaws become obvious. Some are robbing others freedom for their own freedom. Powers are again exploited by the power holders. In the novel, The White Tiger Adiga depicts the corrupt system of our government as, “any issue can be settled with government because this is India, not America” (TWT 121)

Aravind Adiga is a keen observer of life around him, its social evils, corruption and growing difference between the rich and poor. His novels give us a glimpse of contemporary India. His views on the growing gap between the rich and poor and the failure of the police in tracking the criminals are clearly shown in his novels. His novels also deal with other serious topics like corruption, poverty, terrorism, political turmoil caste and class discrimination etc.

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D. Nivetha, M.A., M.Phil.
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