Balram's Dichotomy

The antagonists of the stories, who are seemingly evil characters, are interpreted differently because of the narration, thus creating ambiguity in the nature of the antagonists.

Light is usually associated with the image of happiness while the opposite, dark, is associated with the image of evil and loneliness. I believe that this is true in almost all cases. However, Shakespeare’s famous play Romeo and Juliet is filled with oppositions and contrasts; one of the most significant and repeated motifs is this contrast between light and dark. These images of light and dark are used to describe a character as well as set the scene.

It is hypothesized that the two excerpts convey messages about the representation of goodness and evil attributes. An expository approach is essential to the study of this key idea, for the reason that no single punitive perspective can sufficiently address this issue. The research will be used to convey and interpret ideas from both passages. I will research the stories portrayal of wicked factors, while clarifying and expressing the importance within both accounts. By means of thorough investigation, the reader will apprehend the significance of why the authors included these themes within their stories.

In Joseph Conrad’s book, Heart of Darkness, the globe is imagined as one where there are those that are civilized and those that are considered “savages” and “barbarians” by the civilized people. These civilized people are the Europeans, and the so-called “savages” are the African slaves.

“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson and “Macbeth” by Shakespeare are novels that involve the theme of duality through good and evil aspects. Duality refers to having two parts, often with opposite meanings, like the duality of good and evil. In both the novels, the theme of duality is portrayed through setting, sleep, human nature and appearance. This literary technique is used to show the extremes of good and evil, and by using these elements, authors are able to cover an entire spectrum of good and evil through the several themes.

From the Darkness... The novel Siddhartha, by Hermann Hesse uses many motifs to progresses and elaborate on the story. One important motif in the novel is the use of light and dark. This motif highlights the knowledge and the ignorance as well as the quest for spiritual peace and understanding. Siddhartha uses the light and dark motif to further demonstrate Siddhartha’s intellectual and spiritual growth throughout his journey.

Throughout many works of literature, a prominent theme has been “Good vs. Evil';. Many authors base the plot of their novels around “good guys'; fighting the “villain';.Robert Louis Stevenson contrasts good and evil through many of the characters thathe creates.

Literature means which reflects the life. Likewise Adiga has wrote the novels which reflect the day-to-day life of Mumbai. To conclude, Adiga has presented both the novels “The White Tiger” and “Last Man In Tower” with the common themes of corruption, identity crisis, religious belif during Modernization and globalization in India. The main theme presents, the fact of money changes a person to be a murderer though they are a servant or any close relation to anybody. Both the novel has the theme of identity crisis.

In an imperfect world torn apart by religious wars, cultural differences, and a more recent social disconnect, perpetuated by the rise of technology which has helped to isolated individuals rather than globally unite them, it becomes apparent that evil is prevailing. It appears as though the modern individual has reason to fear the “other”, rejecting those different from their selves. Such demonization and aggression towards one another has allowed the evils of the world or “Ravana” to arise. Never before have people needed a reason to believe in a figure who could help rid the world of corruption, greed, desire, and ego created by Ravana, more than they do now. In William Buck’s version of the Ramayana, he retells the ancient epic of

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness” (Tutu). This quote by Desmond Tutu speaks about how, having hope can bring light that will break through the darkness. Throughout the history, humans have been shrouded in darkness, within the darkness, they cannot see the truth of what is happening in front of them. Furthermore, in his Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness, the darkness comes out from within all the characters that Conrad has created. In Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness, he uses the literary elements of symbolism, characterization, and setting to illustrate the them, when humans are surrounded by darkness it can be difficult for them to see the truth.

The Introduction will define evil and villainy as well as the purpose of both villains

In the book, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, all the characters are pulled into a well of black despair. Conrad uses the darkness of the situation contrasted to the light of society to show man’s dependence on western morals, and how when these morals are challenged by the darkness, the light crumbles under its newly weakened foundation. The contrast between light and dark is most stark in the themes of setting, the changes in Europeans as they drive farther into the Congo, and the white man’s collapse under the ultimate darkness of the Innermost Congo.

Can marginalized humans have genuine empathy for their oppressors? And if so, how does their passivity towards their oppressors lead to an accumulation of resentment? When reevaluating the narration of The White Tiger, readers should ask themselves these questions while reading it. In addition, Adiga uses the story to exploit the influence of modernization on India’s political corruption and India’s miniscule focus on the maltreatment of poor Indians. The country achieves the ambivalence of poverty by manipulating the lower class through political means. Politicians uphold socialist and democratic ideals without legitimate citizen participation in elections. Even so, the format of the country’s caste system relies on how the subordinate of

The Defence of Lucknow by Alfred Tennyson and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad are the two texts based on the theme racism and colonization which faced by the blacks or dark faces during 80’s. However these poems are placed in different parts of the world, Defence of luck-now is about the battle of India at the post of luck-now with England. It describes both the view point of British and India and sets up a perfect flow in the story and can have the vision of the entire story (Mary, 1902). On the other hand, Heart of darkness is one sided opinion and states the sense of torture faced by the Marlow and tries to bring out the reader to be more on colonizer side and create an illusion for the humanity. Heart of darkness doesn’t show how the

The narrator of the novel, “The White Tiger,” by Aravind Adiga writes in first person. This particular narrator is Balram Halwai, who tells about his own journey throughout the book. The writer uses the style of the narrator, Balram, writing letters to the Chinese Premier. This particular narrator is telling the story because it is him that is writing the letters. This style of letter writing helps to tell the story because through these letters Balram tells of how he came to be a success in life. The reason he started to write letters to Mr. Premier was in response to something he heard on the radio. He heard the statement that said, “Mr. Jiabao is on a mission: he wants to know the truth about Bangalore” (2). Balram, the narrator, knows he is a man with little formal education, but considers himself an expert on the hidden truth of the India culture. Mr. Premier also wants to meet with Indian entrepreneurs and hear about their success and Balram wanted to tell about his. He considers himself an expert because of his life story. Balram grew up in a rural area in poverty. In school an inspector calls him “The white Tiger,” because he said “it is the rarest of animals” (30). He called him this because thought Balram was the brightest kid in the village. He was forced to drop out of school and start working to help support his family. He ends up getting a job as a chauffeur to the Stork’s family. The Stork is one of the bosses that have control over Balram’s village where