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How is your World Lit. reading going? Are you keeping up with your reading plan? What do you think about your book so far? What are the main conflicts? Are there any particularly interesting characters? Why? Have you noticed any major themes developing? Do you see any connections between your World Lit book and anything else you have read recently

I am done with my World Literature Reading book. I did not keep up with my reading plan, but I ended up with finished book. My book is very exciting and fun. The main conflicts were the main character's fate. He was born in a poor family, and it is a story about him becoming successful. There are no particularly interesting characters, but the main character and the narrator, Balram. Balram is interesting because he explains his life story how he becomes successful. I noticed that the major themes developed long time ago, when Balram gets a job as a rich man's driver, and everything settled down as he killed his own master to create his own company. There are connections between Romeo and Balram, because Balram kills his own master, while Romeo kills Tybalt. Romeo killed Tybalt for revenge, while Balram used his master as a foot step to step up on and jump up. Balram became very successful after killing his master, and became a CEO of White Tiger company that he made.



1. outline your World Lit book presentation on your World Lit. wiki page - Indian boy - poverty - killing of someone - difference in outcomes
 * introduction
 * body (primary points of comparison and contrast)
 * conclusion

- recommendation

Intro: Hello everyone, the book I read over a quarter is "White Tiger" by Avrabind Adiga. This book sets in India, and it represents the Indian people that live today. It is an one point perspective story, about a boy who later in adulthood becomes successful in India writing to a Chinese prime minster- Mr Jiabao. The main character of this book Balram is born in a baker family. He was destined to make sweets and bakery goods and sell them in a cafe. His whole family wants him to bake sweets, but he resists to do so. As he saw a taxi driver, he made a decision in his life on what he should do. Balram decides to become a driver. He asks the taxi driver to teach him a lesson on driving a enormous and fantastic car. Balram, as a driver of his master Ashok, earns a lot of money. As Ashok reaches a point when he should change a driver, Balram kills his master and takes all of his money to create his own company. This book explains to Mr Jiabao, a Chinese prime minister step by step how to become a successful entrepreneur in India.

body: The character Romeo is different from Balram, as Romeo fights through his worst enemy, the Capulets. Romeo's one of main conflict was killing Paris. If he hadn't killed Paris, he wouldn't have been banished. Same with Balram, Balram kills his master- Ashok. Instead of having troubles, this killing leads him to become successful. Another thing I found was comparison in their fights between protagonists and antagonists. Romeo alone was fighting with the society to marry with Juliet, while Balram was also fighting with the society- his social hierarchy and poverty.

conclusion: I strongly recommend people to read this book. "White Tiger" is one of the best books I've ever read. When I read this book, I was very eager to find out what would happen in the next chapters. Whenever he makes an action, my heart pounded. Would Balram be able to make through all the troubles he made? Will Balram help himself through all the troubles he made? I rate this book ten out of ten for an awesome story plots and events.

1. If you don’t already, obtain a physical copy of the book and bring it to class when instructed. 2. Become an expert on your book by the end of the first quarter. The quarter ends on October 15th, so you have about seven weeks to complete the book. Keep in mind that you will be reading this book in addition to assigned readings for class, so when the homework load is light read your book. This is also the book you should use for KIS Reads. 3. Read actively by taking notes in the book (use Post-its if it’s on loan), and make sure you understand the main conflicts, how the characters develop, and any major themes. 4. At the end of each weak, beginning with week three, write a 100-200 word reflection about your reading. Use your notes or post-its for ideas. 5. Your book will be the basis of a writing project at the conclusion of the first quarter, so keep track of the book.
 * Directions:**

Pages 10-20 This part of the book is an introductory section. In this part of the section, it explains about India and the main character's early life. From this part of the novel, I learned many things about the main idea of the book. It shows how children are very poorly educated

Title: ___The White Tiger__

Author: Aravind Adiga_

Author’s Nationality: India

Setting (only list the primary settings): _in India

__Total Pages:__ 275_

Original Publication Date: __2008__

If your book is translated, who is the translator? If not translated write “NA” ___NA__

__Do you currently have a physical copy of the book?__ YES

If you do not have a physical copy, how soon can you get one? (Write “NA” if you have a copy.) _NA_

Week 1: 31 August - 4 September: 1-__40 Week 2: 7-11 September:__ 41-80 Week 3: 14-18 September: __81-120 Week 4: 21-25 September:___ __121-160 Week 5: 28 September - 2 October:__ 161-200 Week 6: 5-9 October: 201-__240 Week 7: 12-15 October:__ 241-275 You must be completed with your book by Thursday, 15 October, 2009.


 * answer the following question(s) on your World Lit wikipage
 * title it "Reflection Week 3"
 * post it at the bottom of the page
 * How is your World Lit. reading going? Are you keeping up with your reading plan? What do you think about your book so far? What are the main conflicts? Are there any particularly interesting characters? Why? Have you noticed any major themes developing? Do you see any connections between your World Lit book and anything else you have read recently?

How is your World Lit. reading going? Are you keeping up with your reading plan? What do you think about your book so far? What are the main conflicts? Are there any particularly interesting characters? Why? Have you noticed any major themes developing? Do you see any connections between your World Lit book and anything else you have read recently

Reflection Week 3

My world literature reading is going very bad. My reading speed is very slow, so I am not doing a good job with keeping up the speed. Currently, my reading plan completely does not match with what I read so far. So far, the book is very exciting and it allows me to learn more about the Indian culture, and society. The main conflicts in the book so far is the uneducated children in India. Kids in India are very poor so they are uneducated. Poor kids go around the streets and stop the cars to sell books to people. There aren't any interesting characters so far, because the main character is similar to any other Indian poor kids. I did not notice any major themes developing. There are some connections between this book and the movie "Slum dog Millionaire." The kids in India are very similar, but in the movie, the kids were not only uneducated, but were doing bad things. For example, in the movie, the children would steal things for money, but in the book, the kids only sold books to rich people, and did not steal anything so far. The two contrasting points makes confusion in me. Which one is real, and which one should I trust?