13 New Literature
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This document provides a summary of the novel "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga from a Subaltern Studies perspective. It discusses key concepts in Subaltern Studies like how the term was coined by Antonio Gramsci to refer to people of inferior rank based on ethnicity, race, caste, etc. It then analyzes the main character Balram Halwai as a Subaltern hero who engages in acts of resistance and crime due to the casteism, class system, and slavery he faces in Indian society. The summary references Gayatri Spivak's influential work "Can the Subaltern Speak?" and argues Balram speaks through his criminal acts as a modern protagonist who embodies Spivak's theories
13 New Literature
- 1. Paper: New Literature Topic: The White Tiger: As Subaltern Study Prepared by: Deepti Joshi Submitted To: Dept. Of. English, M.K.B. University, Bhavanagar 7th March,2014
- 2. Subalternism: Meaning First Used by Antonio Gramasci. According to Gramasci, any person or Group of inferior rank in respect of ethnicity, race, caste, creed, religion and Gender known as Subaltern A Postcolonial project Gained Currency in 1982 by critics like Dipesh Chakraborthy, Partha Chatterjee and Ranjit Guha. Gaytri Chakraborty Spivaks theory Epoch-making essay: Can Subaltern Speak? Subaltern Cant Speak
- 3. Belongs to lower class Born in lower cast Half baked Potato His Indian Dream Balram Halwai: The Subaltern Hero
- 4. Theory Of Resistance: As an act done by subaltern Hero What Made him to resist? Castism How Can you learn to drive? it is like taming a wild stallion. Only a boy from the warrior caste can manage that. You need to have Aggression in your blood. Muslims, Rajputs, and Sikhs-they are fighters, they can become drivers Class system Difference of Big BALLIES AND SMAL L BALLIES Slavery System Hay ! That Man is paid driver, what is he doing here?
- 5. Spivaks Statement Subaltern who does speak is not subaltern As modern Protagonist propounds Spivaks theory of Can Subaltern Speak? Now Subaltern can speak through crime Conclusion