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- Title
Educating Silence, Submission and Servitude: A Study of Culture Industry in The White Tiger.
- Authors
Mathew, Rosemaria Regy
- Abstract
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga draws a fine portrait of the class conflict in the contemporary Indian society. The paper looks into the presence of culture industry in Balram’s narration of his tale. The novel describes how a popular magazine titled Murder Weekly and the pornographic films shown in Laxmangarh feed and foster complete obedience and docility of the ignorant masses. The paper argues that such magazines and films constitute a part of the culture industry and critically analyses how these magazines and films are used to keep people silent, submissive and seemingly satisfied thus ensuring their submission to the real holders of power. Such a study reveals how those in power control even the creative sphere to remain in power and to ensure the obedience of the masses.
- Subjects
WHITE Tiger, The (Book); ADIGA, Aravind; CULTURAL industries; SUBMISSIVENESS; SOCIAL conflict; PERIODICALS
- Publication
Language in India, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 12, p297
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Literary Criticism