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| Fredda Brilliant, Mahatma Gandhi (1968) |
Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger, 96-145
Study Questions:
1. Balram frequently quotes Madam Pinky's common refrain, "What a fucking joke." What is the joke? Why might this joke be (darkly) funny ?
2. What is significant about the statue of Gandhi that Mr. Ashok passes? How does this reflect the novel's disappointed idealism?
3. How does Balram come to see himself? How does he change? What does he change into?
