An Analysis of The White Tiger in the Perspective of Theory of Desire

Abstract

The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga is a masterpiece that reflects the social and economic context of contemporary India. It portrays the life of Balram Halwai who, in an effort to be able to live, strives untiringly for a better life. The deep gulf of poverty in which he lives makes his task even harder. He refuses to surrender in the face of fate in order not to live like an animal and sets for himself the goals of life. Eventually, he is able to get himself out of the deep gulf of the poverty-stricken cycle of life and moves to Delhi with his master. Everything he sees there becomes an object to imitate. This article would study the novel from the perspective of desire theory and analyze how desire affects the protagonist and society as a whole and how corruption is triggered by the role of desire. This paper analyzes the critical division of society in the Light and Dark governed by desire.