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Item ROOSTER COOP ANALOGY: THE STRUGGLE OF THE SUBALTERN IN ARAVIND ADIGA’S THE WHITE TIGER(Bharathidasan College of Arts and Science College Erode, 2018-08) J, MadhumithaThe White Tiger was published in 2008 and it is the debut novel by the Indian author Aravind Adiga. This novel is acclaimed universally as it portrays the darkest side of the Indian society during the post colonial era. The White Tiger also unveils the struggle and suffering of the subaltern people amidst various societal issues like corruption, poverty, unemployment, etc. Even after the end of colonialism people are segregated into upper and lower class based on the caste, community, occupation and economic background. The lower strata people are dominated and suppressed by the higher strata for their posh living. The landlords, business class and industrialists exploit the working class by practicing rooster coop system. In The White Tiger Balram Halwai, the protagonist, a man from the sweet maker caste who is fed up with the rooster coop ideology unchains himself from that system by alternative ways. This reveals that the subaltern people are hard-pressed to choose alternative paths to attain a position in the society. This paper aims to bring out the plight of the subaltern in the post colonial era where the men with large bellies eat up the men with small bellies.Item POST COLONIAL ERA: EROSION OF HUMANISTIC VALUES AS DEPICTED IN ARAVIND ADIGA’S THE WHITE TIGER(LangLit, 2018-08) J, MadhumithaAravind Adiga’s debut novel The White Tiger, published in 2008 portrays the darkest side of the Indian society during the post-colonial era. The novel reveals the struggle and misery of the downtrodden people amidst various societal issues like corruption, poverty, unemployment, discrimination in terms of wealth and caste, etc. After the end of colonialism people acquired freedom from the colonial powers. But even in the post-colonial era the lower strata of the society are exposed to all societal evils and they are not treated equally. Their freedom still remains as a big question mark in this modern era. They are dominated and handled like animals. The society’s lack of humanism has paved way for the agony of the poor people. In his early novel, Adiga has taken the challenge of highlighting corruption, the tapping issue and other issues which make the country crippled. This paper aims to bring out the erosion of humanistic values and depicts how the poor people are corrupted and forced to commit crimes to survive this hard era.