Balram And Kino's Death

As Romain Rolland, a great French philosopher, once said, “Fatality is the excuse of souls without a will.” However, not everyone in the society, especially for lower class people, has the courage to change the fate, unless they are forced by some significant factors. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga and The Pearl by John Steinbeck describe how do two people from a lower social class try to change their fates with the help of others. The impact of the family drove Balram in The White Tiger and Kino in The Pearl to fight against their own established fates.

The personality and behavior of Balram and Kino were influenced by their family, such that Balram tried to pursue success and to escape from the control of grandma while Kino embarked on
When Balram backed to his hometown, he was treated differently as before. All the villagers expressed their respects to him though Balram was only a driver for Mr. Ashok. Balram understood the importance for him to improve his position in this society. He asked another driver about how he can change his life. However, there was no one could answer and help him. But, Balram did not give up. He was continuously observing Mr. Ashok about how he could make money, where was his success from, besides his inherent wealth. During the time when Balram worked for Mr. Ashok, he saw Mr. Ashok’s change, being persuaded to be corrupted by the greed and dark side of society. After a long-time witnessing the bribery and fraud that Mr. Ashok made, Balram was convinced that the only way to achieve success is through corruption. He witnessed that Mr. Ashok bribed the officers in government to ensure he can still evade tax in a maximum way. However, as for Balram, a lower-class person, there was no way to use corruption to gain success. To be more specific, Balram did not even have money to bribe some higher-class people. The extreme ambition of being a successful man drove Balram to use violence as a measure to gain success. When the only chance appeared, killing Mr. Ashok and stealing his money, Balram caught
It is still an unsolved mystery. Both Balram and Kino have similar positions in society, however, the impact of family has affected them in a totally different way. The diverse impact of family has built different personalities for Balram and Kino, which also causes their different behaviors. Owing to their different personalities and behaviors, their results are different as well. The reason why Balram achieves changing his fate is he can give up everything to win freedom and gain success, even to abandon his family. By contrast, Kino still puts his family in the first place even when he has the pearl. In conclusion, the essential condition for lower-class people to break down their established fates is to not believe in the fatality. And the impact of family usually plays a significant role in driving people to change their