After having seen Slumdog Millionaire and having read over 200 pages of the book The White Tiger I can say it’s hard not to see the similarities.
Obviously, both of the stories take place in India. They are both victims of the poor societal system in India; Jamal being tortured and Balram being treated like a slave in the family he works for. A difference that I noticed was that the goals and dreams of the two boys were always different. In The White Tiger Balram dreamt all his life of becoming something successful and making something of himself. Jamal, on the other hand, lived his life focusing on finding the love of his life – Latika. He applied to be on the show be cause he was hoping that Latika would be watching him in the show – not to win the money.
Ian Nachemson
