Literary Homelands isn't the most popular of the Extension English 1 Electives but it sure has a lot of grist in its proverbial mill. I've written before about Literary Homelands and how difficulty it would be to escape an Indian perspective in light of its Prescribed Texts. It's with this in mind that I gravitated towards Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger as the extended Prescribed Text to go alongside Eileen Chong's Burning Rice and Andrew Bovell's adaptation of The Secret River.
The White Tiger is a fantastic text - ripe for so much discussion and such a breeze to read. It explores postcolonialism in the 21st century, the idea of multiple overlapping homelands connected to a class system, the impact of globalisation and transnationalism on Indian culture and society, and the power relationships between the priviliged and the silenced. It's a perfect text for exploring the Elective.
Below is a series of annotations on the novel done in the same style as similar documents found on this blog for Dracula, The Lost Boys and The Secret River. The first column features quotes and textual evidence from the text. Each example is then paired with techniques used by the author and some analysis that ties it to the Elective.
Study Guide - The Annotated White Tiger
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