THE WHITE TIGER
Reading Logs
Kruti Modi
1. List of Characters
• Balram Halwai (3): o Story’s narrator and protagonist o Tells his rise from village peasant to successful entrepreneur
• Mr.Ashok (3): o Ashok is Balram's main master (boss), the Stork's son, and the Mongoose's brother o Generally kind and gentle to those around him
• Pinky Madam (3): o Ashok's wife o Unsatisfied with life in India, constantly hoping to return to America o Is generally cruel to Balram
• Mr. Krishna (10): o Balram's teacher in Laxmangarh o Responsible for giving Balram his first "real" name
• Vikram (9): o Balram's father, a rickshaw puller o Works extremely hard to provide for his family
• Balram’s mother (11): o Balram's mother died when he was very young o His mother had a…show more content… 116-133
Short Chapter Summary
• Called away because of a serious incident in which a man lost his life (116)
• Drove Ashok to a nightclub at a mall, and Mr. Ashok left the hotel with Ms. Uma (117)
• Eavesdropped on a conversation between his master and her lover to discover that she was not a random pickup, felt guilty for doubting his master's morality (124)
• Drove Mr. Ashok to the minister's house, stopping at several ATM's so that Ashok could make withdrawals for the bribe (125)
• Poured whiskey for the men, eavesdropped on their conversation, which was about the coal business (128)
• Minister’s assistant offered to buy Ashok a prostitute, picked up a blonde prostitute from Ukraine (130)
• Drove alone through Delhi, observed men in the streets, and pondered the prospect of civil war in India (132)
• Returned to the apartment building, found a strand of golden hair on the seat cushion (133)
Themes or Topics o Motif of oppositions and pairs (38, 116, 117, 123, 129, 130, 106)
Reading Log #7
Chapter 7; The Sixth Night
PG. 133-174
Short Chapter Summary
• Employed several techniques to steal money from his master