ENGL 2544 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Aravind Adiga, Social Criticism
Document Summary
Aravind adiga: famous indian journalist and now a famous novelist. Written about two cultures and the book is written for readers of both cultures. Classic way to tell story in a letter: opening lines are contradictory and told in funny english. China and india are both rising populations with booming economies. Power of radio to turn villages into technological paradises. Irony and satire, turns the world upside down: satire of entrepreneurship. O(cid:272)ial (cid:272)riti(cid:272)is(cid:373) of i(cid:374)dia(cid:374) e(cid:374)trepre(cid:374)eur"s: satire of the number of indian gods. Da(cid:373)(cid:374)ed if you do, da(cid:373)(cid:374)ed if you do(cid:374)"t. Not frustrated by the fact that they (cid:272)ould(cid:374)"t get a(cid:374) edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) To succeed use must use any means necessary. He is fed up by corruption yet he must use corruption to succeed. Corruption in voting: system manipulated so that only middle and upper class votes, during book, everyone votes and is able to overthrow the congress. Has democracy so india is better than china but the country lacks infrastructure.
