The Fifth Night and Sixth Morning

In the fifth chapter, Balram compares the Rooster coop to the situation that the servants are in. In the Rooster coop, chickens dont try to escape, although they know that they are in terrible condition; And “the very same thing is done with human beings in [the] country.” (174)

Balram was nervous and anxious about going to jail. Fortunately, nobody reported the accident and he did not have to go to prison. Guilty about the incident, Pinky Madam was the one who informed him with the news. Then, she decides to leave the place and when Mr. Ashok finds out that his wife left, he blames Balram. Even though he considers the opportunity to be intimate with his master, not because of his concern but for his own sake of money, the feeling disappears as soon as the Mongoose arrives. He then suddenly stops writing the letter due to an “emergency.” In the sixth morning, he explains that there has been an accident and the victim has been killed. Looking at the Murder Weekly with other drivers, he talks about his wish. Then, he finds Mr.Ashoka with Ms. Uma, who was Mr. Ashoka’s old lover. Later that evening, Mr.Ashok goes to get a blonde prostitue from Ukraine. As Balram drives back home, he finds a strand of hair and keeps it with him.

The comparison of the Rooster coop to the servants is precisely done: both contain a myriad of victims who know that they will have unpleasant outcomes, but who do not dare to betray or leave. These chapters show how the servants are subservient to their masters and they are expected to respect as well as laud them no matter what. The “human beings” (174) ought to be freed or at least granted with fundamental rights and necessities that they require. Although the servants feel worried about their masters, they are not recognized and the disrespect towards servants create rage or schemes that they make for revenge.