Analysis Of Chimamanda Ngozi s The White Tiger And The...

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie argues that certain novels â€Å"have an empathetic human quality, or ‘emotional truth,’† which â€Å"is different from honesty and more resilient than fact.† Adiga and Satrapi use â€Å"emotional truth† in The White Tiger and The Complete Persepolis to invoke the readers’ empathy and desire for social justice. Through the characters’ perspectives, both authors break down cultural stereotypes and reveal how consequences from political and social upheavals affect the people close to the conflicts. Adiga uses Balram to demonstrate the effects of the caste system and how he must be unique to find a way to be released from the â€Å"Rooster Coop† and undermine his status in society (Adiga160). He sees himself as ambitious and is not willing to surrender to a confined life that has no opportunities for advancement because he envisions a better future for himself. Balram calls himself a white tiger, which rep resents something that is rare and different from the others. In order for him to achieve a different life, he must act against the expectations of authority by rebelling and becoming aggressive and violent towards Ashok. Through Balram, Adiga uses imagery to describe how the lower caste can seek change. Balram says â€Å"the book of your revolution sits in the pit of your belly young Indian,† which expresses that the desire for change is inside of them and they must act upon it to find themselves and freedom (Adiga 260). According to Waller, â€Å"Adiga is both asking Indians