The Role of Stereotypes in Representing Marginalized Voices in Indian English Fiction: With Special Reference to Arvind Adiga's The White Tiger

Abstract

This paper explores how the voices of marginalized people in Indian English fiction are reflected through stereotypes in reference to Arvind Adiga’s (2008) The White Tiger. The way the author of The White Tiger addresses the stereotypes of the loyal servant, the impoverished villager, the corrupt rich and the opportunistic businessman, before subverting and complicating them with humour, irony and the story of its protagonist, help us get a perspective on the past and the present. The paper also mentions that even as the “situationist” strategy seeks to amplify the voice of the voiceless in society; the novel fails to do so when it comes to women. Further, it is really hard to capture voices of marginalised people in a novel.