Light and Darkness: A Critical Study in Aravind Adiga’s Novel

The White Tiger

Dissertation Submitted to the Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Master of Arts in English

By

Christy Benista V.S

(Reg.No:1471535)

Under the guidance of

Mrs. R. Hemalatha., M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.

Department of English
St. Jude’s College
Thoothoor- 629 176

April – 2016
Mrs. R. Hemalatha., M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Department of English
St. Jude’s College.
Thoothoor - 629 176.

Certificate

This is to certify that the dissertation, entitled Light and Darkness: A

Critical Study in Aravind Adiga’s novel The White Tiger is a original work done

by Christy Benista V.S in the Department of English, St. Jude’s College,

Thoothoor, under my supervision and guidance to the Manonmaniam

Sundaranar University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree

of Master of Arts in English. It has not formed the basis for the award of any

degree, diploma, or any other similar title.

Signature of the HOD

Project Guide External Examiner

Christy Benista V.S

Reg.No: 1471535

M.A. English,
Department of English & Research Centre,
St. Jude’s College,
Thoothoor - 629 176.

Declaration

I hereby declare that this dissertation, entitled Light and Darkness: A Critical

Study in Aravind Adiga’s novel The White Tiger , submitted to the

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University through the Department of English, St.

Jude’s College, Thoothoor in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

award of the Degree of Master of Arts in English, is a record of research work

done by me under the supervision and guidance of Mrs.R. Hemalatha., M.A.,

B.Ed., M.Phil., Assistant Professor, St. Jude’s College, Thoothoor and that it has

not formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma, or any other similar

title.

(Christy Benita V.S)

 Acknowledgement

First I thank the Almighty God for giving me strength, courage,

concentration and determination to complete this project.

I express my sincere thanks to our founder father Rev. Fr. Sylvester

Mories, our secretary Rev. Fr. Lousian Thomas and our Principal Dr. Murphy

Alexander M. Sc., M. Phil., Ph. D who has been kind enough to provide me

with the excellent facilities possible.

I am very thankful to my guide Mrs .R.Hemalatha., M.A., B.Ed., M.Phil.,

for rendering her constant and enthusiastic guidance with valuable contribution

and encouragement.

I owe my heartful thanks to Asst. Prof. S. Regin Sam, M.A., M.Phil., Head

of the Department and all members of faculty of English, St. Jude’s College,

Thoothoor, for their steady and constant inspiration and counselling that helped

me to complete the dissertation on time.

I express my gratitude to my parent and friends who helped me in many

ways in completing this work.

I express my thanks to Cherenjana Internet for neatly executing this in a

very short time.

Christy Benista .V.S

 Contents

Chapters Title Page No.

I Introduction 1 - 10

II Darker side of India 11 - 23

III Lighter side of India 24 - 35

IV Rooster Coop 36 - 44

V Summation 45 - 47

Works Cited 48 - 49
 Preface

The dissertation is entitled as “Light and Darkness:A critical study in

Aravind Adiga’s novel The White Tiger has five chapters including introduction and

summation .

The first chapter Introduction provides a general introduction of Indian

Literature . It focuses the author’s literary background and the background of the

novel .

The Second chapter Darker side of India deals with poverty, corruption,

sufferings of low class system people, No education system for the low class boys

and darker side of river ganga.

The Third chapter Lighter side of India deals with the development of

globalization, economy power , science and technology and politics bureaucracy.

Balram enters to light from darkness . He becomes a successful entrepreneurial man

in Bangalore.

The Fourth chapter Rooster coop deals that Balram had broke out the cages of

rooster and enter into the high class society from the low class society .

The last chapter Summation sums up the ideas of the previous chapter and

also identifies some other areas for research in the novel The White Tiger.