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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
The last chapter is conclusions and suggestions. It consists of two major parts, which are conclusions and suggestions. Conclusions present the findings of
this study. Suggestions present the recommendations for future researchers on the topic. It also provides suggestion for the implementation of using Aravind Adiga’s
The White Tiger in teaching Intensive Reading I.
A. Conclusions
Based on the analysis presented in the previous chapter, the writer can conclude the analysis. In this study, the writer discusses caste discrimination
portrayed through the life of Balram Halwai, the main character of Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger. From the analysis, the writer concludes that at least
there are three areas of life which portrayed caste discrimination in India. They are caste discrimination in education, caste discrimination in occupation, and caste
discrimination in freedom. Caste discrimination in education is portrayed when Balram does not
finish his school. Moreover, it is not only Balram who does not finish school but also thousands of others people in his country. The unfinished school happens
because Balram and thousands of others people in his country are never allowed to complete their schooling. Caste discrimination is also showed when the school
40 teacher steals the school’s fund. The stealing affects on the missing of free food,
duster, chairs, and uniforms for the boys. Caste discrimination in occupation is revealed when Balram finds
difficulties to find someone to teach him how to drive a car. The old driver who teaches driving even claims that Balram cannot drive because he does not have
driving ability in his blood. When Balram applies for a job, he always gets question from what caste he comes from. Even when Balram is begging a job to
the Storks, he is asked from what kind of caste he is; top or bottom. Balram’s caste, Halwai, which mean s sweet-maker, makes him always get a job in the tea
shop. Caste discriminations in freedom is portrayed when some restriction to low
castes occur. The first discrimination shows when a man with sandals instead of shoes is rejected to go inside the malls. To go inside the malls, one should wear
shoes. Furthermore, people from low castes are not allowed to wear shoes. They are forbidden to carry umbrellas, wear shoes, milk cows, keep domestic animals,
or use ornaments. Another example is the restriction for rickshaw-puller to show up inside the posh parts of Delhi. They are not supposed to be seen and gaped by
foreigners. Even the rickshaw -pullers are not allowed to sit on the plastic chairs for the customers. There is also discrimination in drink stores. Th ere are two
categorization of drinks that every shops have; Indian liquor for village boys like Balram, and English liquor for the rich people. The last discrimination reveals on
the Rooster Coop. Rooster Coop is a metaphor of people of India, especially t hose from low castes. It illustrates that people from low castes in India do not have
41 freedom to get out of the coop. In addition, they are inside the coop because of
their occupations which are determined by their castes. The caste system creates a structure of labour division that in reality does not give them the freedom to get
out of the coop. The occupations itself do not given by contract but by status.
B. Suggestions
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