The White Tiger
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1: The First Night Chapter 2: The Second Night Chapter 3: The Fourth Morning Chapter 4: The Fourth Night Chapter 5: The Fifth Night Chapter 6: The Sixth Morning Chapter 7: The Sixth Night Chapter 8: The Seventh Night
Themes
All Themes The Self-Made Man Social Breakdown, Self-Interest, and Corruption Education Family Morality and Indian Society
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Characters
All Characters Balram Halwai Mr. Ashok Kusum Pinky Madam Wen Jiabao Vikram Halwai Balram’s Mother Kishan Dharam The Stork The Mongoose Ram Persad Vijay Great Socialist Vitiligo-Lips Ram Bahadur (the Nepali)
Symbols
All Symbols The White Tiger The Rooster Coop The Black Fort
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Hyperbole Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Personification Satire Setting Situational Irony Style Tone
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The White Tiger

by Aravind Adiga
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1: The First Night
  • Chapter 2: The Second Night
  • Chapter 3: The Fourth Morning
  • Chapter 4: The Fourth Night
  • Chapter 5: The Fifth Night
  • Chapter 6: The Sixth Morning
  • Chapter 7: The Sixth Night
  • Chapter 8: The Seventh Night
Themes
  • All Themes
  • The Self-Made Man Theme Icon
    The Self-Made Man
  • Social Breakdown, Self-Interest, and Corruption Theme Icon
    Social Breakdown, Self-Interest, and Corruption
  • Education Theme Icon
    Education
  • Family Theme Icon
    Family
  • Morality and Indian Society Theme Icon
    Morality and Indian Society
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Balram Halwai
  • Mr. Ashok
  • Kusum
  • Pinky Madam
  • Wen Jiabao
  • Vikram Halwai
  • Balram’s Mother
  • Kishan
  • Dharam
  • The Stork
  • The Mongoose
  • Ram Persad
  • Vijay
  • Great Socialist
  • Vitiligo-Lips
  • Ram Bahadur (the Nepali)
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The White Tiger Symbol Icon
    The White Tiger
  • The Rooster Coop Symbol Icon
    The Rooster Coop
  • The Black Fort Symbol Icon
    The Black Fort
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Frame Story
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Paradox
  • Personification
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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