The Sixth Night

In Delhi, Balram decides to cheat on Mr. Ashok by getting extra cash by using the several techniques to steal money. With the money, he went to meet a blonde prostitute in Vitiligo-Lips; however, realizing that she was not blonde, Balram slapped her and was ejected from the hotel. Angrily, he encounters Mr. Ashok dissatisfied with his life and is forced to have dinner with his boss. As Balram observes all the actions that take place and the more he thinks about his life, he becomes more miserable and struggles to stay focused in his life. Hence, he takes action. One day, he takes Mr. Ashok to the banks as he gets money and fills it in his red bag. Pretending that the wheel broke down, he grabs a glass bottle and “[rammed] it three times into the crown of his skull.” (284) He did it to “[get his] revenge in advance.” (285) After hiding the body in the bushes, he picks up Dharam, his nephew, and leaves.

Balram was confident and knew what was the right thing to do in order to gain his freedom and his desired fulfillments. He knows that getting rid of Mr. Ashoka was a desperate need and taking Dharam with him was necessary to achieve happiness for himself. His determination to commit crimes in such risky situations show his extreme wants of independence and wealth. Such unpleasant incidents and corrupt actions depict the life of a nation that he is living in; however, the defects aren’t all that it contains. It comprises of pleasant and acceptable traits that people admire.