Did Balram Kill Ashok?

Furthermore, Balram knew that Ashok's family would demolish his own family, so killing Ashok gave him “revenge in advance” (245). Finally, he killed Mr. Ashok by stabbing him in the neck.

Who did Balram kill in White Tiger?

One rain-drenched night, Balram drives Ashok around as he normally does in the latter's frequent rounds of bribery, and in an act of ultimate revenge, Balram kills Ashok by piercing his neck with a broken whiskey bottle, which echoes the metaphor of the rooster coop.

Why did Balram kill Ashok?

Ashok? In The White Tiger, the real reason why Balram murders Mr. Ashok is to escape from what he calls the "Rooster Coop." This is his metaphor for the oppressive situation in which poor Indians like himself find themselves.

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