4. The Fourth Night

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Goals for today 

Considering your Cornell notes 

Focusing on "The Fourth Night"

Allusion in the novel 

Watching the film  

Divide up your exercise book in this way.

Central concepts in The White Tiger

Inequality corruption education freedom 

Conceptual relationship questions 

How does corruption influence inequality?

What is the role of education in freedom?

What effect do inequality and corruption have on freedom?

What is the role of inequality in corruption? 

The Fourth Night 

1.What problems do Mukesh (Mongoose) and Ashok face at the beginning of this chapter?

2. What is the social function of the Murder Weekly magazine?

3. Comment on the infrastructure of the rich quarters of Delhi and the names of the buildings. Which culture is predominant in these parts of Delhi?

4. How does Ashok cope with bribing ministers and which scene underlines this?

The Fourth Night 

5. Discuss the symbolic significance of the scene where a poor man with sandals wants to go into a mall.

6. Who is Vitiligo-Lips and how does he influence Balram?

7. List examples which show that Balram’s metamorphosis begins. What are the reasons behind this change?

8. What happens at the end of this chapter and how does it change the dynamics between Ashok, Pinky Madam and Balram?

Cultural imperialism 

The practice of promoting and imposing a culture, usually that of a politically powerful nation, over a less powerful society. In other words, influential and powerful nations determine general cultural values and standardise other civilisations around the world.

How do we see cultural imperialism in this chapter? 

Source website: Trak.in 

Statistics from 2018

Source: website: Trak.in 

Statistics from 2018

The Fourth Morning 

Take Cornell notes in your exercise book. 

Watch Hasan Minhaj’s video, in the next slide, on the 2019 Indian elections. Does the video confirm Adiga’s portrayal of Indian politics? If so, how? Give examples given in the video. 

Rigged elections and voter fraud are commonly believed to be merely a problem in so-called banana republics or autocratic countries. However, scare tactics and bureaucratic obstacles have always been weapons to keep people away from voting, even in countries which claim to be examples of democracy. 

Chandelier 

" Remind me to turn the chandelier up a bit. The story gets much darker from here" 

"It must be the only toilet in Bangalore with a chandelier!" 

"riding through Bangalore, me and this fellow ad four chandeliers, on a limousine powered by bulls!" 

"A man in hiding, and yet he's surrounded by chandeliers!" 

"when you forget something, all you have to do is stare at the glass pieces shining in the ceiling long enough, and within five minutes you'll remember exactly what it is you were trying to remember" 

Cultural imperialism 

The practice of promoting and imposing a culture, usually that of a politically powerful nation, over a less powerful society. In other words, influential and powerful nations determine general cultural values and standardise other civilisations around the world.

Source website: Trak.in 

Statistics from 2018

Source: website: Trak.in 

Statistics from 2018

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Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule, and in turn inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Do some research into Gandhi and his legacy. 

Take notes in your exercise book. 

How does Adiga allude to the legacy of Gandhi and use this to comment on the political and economic corruption in India? 

Mahatma Gandhi

"If I were making a country, I'd get the sewage pipes first, then the democracy, then I'd go abut giving pamphlets and statues of Gandhi to other people, but what do I know? I'm just a murderer! " p.96 

References to the poster in the tea shop 

References to the statue in Delhi 

Do some research into Gandhi and his legacy. 

Take notes in your exercise book. 

Do some research into Gandhi and his legacy. 

Take notes in your exercise book.