Summary of the pages 45 - 54:
Within these pages, Balram talks about the way he got the job as Mr. Ashok´s driver.
At first, he´s talking about the real indian situation referring to the issue of getting a good job. Instead of big cities, in which a lot of companies look for employees via advertisements, tens of thousands living in "Darkness" give up to find a way out of poverty.
When he got badly disappointed, Balrams granny agrees to spend her money on his driving license. In consequence of his good results, his driving instructor takes him to a brothel for free where Balram has "his first time".
Next, he narrates of his search of a job. After he went from door to door, he got the luck to meet his former landlord, which arranged a test drive for Balram.
At last, Balram describes the way their castes have been changed. Nowadays there are only two types of casts compared to the past in which there have been thousands of casts in India.
Personal impressions:
When I compare the way of an european and someone from India to look for work, I really got astonished. The europeans are going to prepare applications, having job interviews and so on. Balram, for example, rings at foreign houses to beg for some work. It is unprofessional and may seem to be lousy, but nevertheless, you should not forget that this could be the only way for those people to reach something!
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