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
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
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
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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
Social Breakdown, Self-Interest, and Corruption
Education
Family
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
The Rooster Coop
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
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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