Analysis Paper Journal

Name: Ali Yousuf Shams

First Very Rough Draft:

Second Very Rough Draft:

Final Very Rough Draft:

Notes/Brainstorming/Questions/Ideas
I want to write about:

Info about the Film, Resources, Outlining, and all other Thoughts and Ideas and Musings

First Very Rough Draft:

The story, The White Tiger, had a very great full meaning in the society, it starts with

Balram, which was a very kind person who was trying hard to reach to his dreams. But

life have been different than what have he imagined, the environment and the society

didn’t give him the ability to succeed and reach his goals. Balram tried his best to find
great opportunities and tried his best to reach to the light side, but this dream has turned

his life upside down, and made him become a villain.

Many people have agreed with his plan, while others have rejected. So why did Balram

attacked his boss’s son? Did he actually have a second chance? Has he accomplished

his goal? Did he actually escape from the police? Could he succeed in a different way?

Has he taken his first step to succeeding yet? Why did Balaram's boss mistreat him?

Why did they make him sign the crime paper? Why the Boss's son and his wife didn't

defend Balaram when he was signing the contract?

For the people who agreed with Balram idea, have made a discussion about his

miserable life, in which they have discussed that Balram had no choice to take, because

he was being humiliated and not treated very well, this made him to have no options

except taking his revenge from his boss. So Balram have attacked his boss’s son in a

cold, rainy, night and stole from him a huge amount of cash. This made Balram the

person who he has dreamed about, which then he became a very successful

entrepreneur, and a very successful businessman. Another point is when Balram didn’t

have any relation with the crime, in which they have forced him to sign the paper, to be

as evidence to show during their visit to the court. On top of that, Balram boss have

made sure to eliminate Balram’s Family, if he did anything wrong, for instant: stealing

from them, or lying at them. These things have made Balram more stressed and more

careful when handling with any situation he is required to do.

For the people who have disagreed with Balram’s idea, have thought that Balram have

made a terrible idea, which have placed him in a very difficult situation. The people have
agreed that Balram could have become a very successful, if he have tried another way.

For instant, Balram had a very good crystal sound, this could benefit him by taking an

advantage of his talent and start his own business. This could make him a very

successful person in the future. Another idea is that Balram has a very good relationship

with his boss’s son, this could allow Balram to start a small business and make his

boss’s son to be his partner, as in the show, Balram have made a taxi company. So

Balram could have easily been able to become a successful person if he thought about

these ideas. In my opinion, Balram could have been able to become successful without

attacking his boss’s son, because as I have seen in the film that Balram was a very hard

worker from the beginning, this could be an advantage to him by starting his own

business and making his boss’s son as his partner to help him pay the taxes. And then

start working on himself to become a very successful businessman, after that he could

start learning about entrepreneur and become a very successful person.

Second Very Rough Draft:

The White Tiger Story, Balram

The White tiger story had a very great full meaning in the society, it starts with Balram, which

was a very kind person who was trying hard to reach to his dreams. But life have been different
than what have he imagined, the environment and the society didn’t give him the ability to

succeed and reach his goals. Balram tried his best to find great opportunities and tried his best

to reach to the light side, but this dream has turned his life upside down, and made him become

a villain.

Many people have agreed with his plan, while others have rejected. So why did Balram attacked

his boss’s son? Did he actually have a second chance? Has he accomplished his goal? Did he

actually escape from the police? Could he succeed in a different way? Has he taken his first

step to succeeding yet? Why did Balaram's boss mistreat him? Why did they make him sign the

crime paper? Why the Boss's son and his wife didn't defend Balaram when he was signing the

contract?

For the people who agreed with Balram idea, have made a discussion about his miserable life,

in which they have discussed that Balram had no choice to take, because he was being

humiliated and not treated very well, this made him to have no options except taking his

revenge from his boss. So Balram have attacked his boss’s son in a cold, rainy, night and stole

from him a huge amount of cash. This made Balram the person who he has dreamed about,

which then he became a very successful entrepreneur, and a very successful businessman.

Another point is when Balram didn’t have any relation with the crime, in which they have forced

him to sign the paper, to be as evidence to show during their visit to the court. On top of that,

Balram boss have made sure to eliminate Balram’s Family, if he did anything wrong, for instant:

stealing from them, or lying at them. These things have made Balram more stressed and more

careful when handling with any situation he is required to do.

For the people who have disagreed with Balram’s idea, have thought that Balram have made a

terrible idea, which have placed him in a very difficult situation. The people have agreed that

Balram could have become a very successful, if he have tried another way. For instant, Balram
had a very good crystal sound, this could benefit him by taking an advantage of his talent and

start his own business. This could make him a very successful person in the future. Another

idea is that Balram has a very good relationship with his boss’s son, this could allow Balram to

start a small business and make his boss’s son to be his partner, as in the show, Balram have

made a taxi company. So Balram could have easily been able to become a successful person if

he thought about these ideas. In my opinion, Balram could have been able to become

successful without attacking his boss’s son, because as I have seen in the film that Balram was

a very hard worker from the beginning, this could be an advantage to him by starting his own

business and making his boss’s son as his partner to help him pay the taxes. And then start

working on himself to become a very successful businessman, after that he could start learning

about entrepreneur and become a very successful person.

Final Very Rough Draft:

The White Tiger Story, Balram

The White tiger story had a very great full meaning in society, it took place in India and

starts with Balram, which was a very kind person who was living in a poor village, he

was trying hard to reach his very innocent dream. Same as other people, Balram was

trying his best to find the opportunity to succeed in life and become the best in his

village. But life has been different than what he imagined, the environment and society

didn’t give him the ability to succeed and reach his goals. The White Tiger is a
commentary on the often veiled absurdities of the Indian socio-cultural set-up,

and it's likely threats.

Balram tried his best to find great opportunities and tried his best to reach the light side,

but this dream turned his life upside down and made him become a villain. He didn’t

expect to become like that, but he imagined that life have gave him no choice and made

Balram become evil. Another point is Balram had the choice to choose the right thing,

but he couldn’t think about it, as he was packed with negative surroundings, he couldn’t

do the right thing, and this made him get his revenge by attacking his boss’s son and

stealing from him.

Many people agreed with his plan, which was about society and how they didn’t give

him the chance to think or to succeed. While others have rejected it. So why did Balram

attack his boss’s son? Did he have a second chance? Has he accomplished his goal?

Did he escape from the police? Could he succeed in a different way? Has he taken his

first step to succeeding yet? Why did Balram's boss mistreat him? Why did they make

him sign the crime paper? Why did the Boss's son and his wife didn't defend Balram

when he was signing the contract?

The people who agreed with Balram's idea, have made a discussion about his

miserable life, in which they discussed that Balram had no choice to take because he

was being humiliated and not treated very well, which made him have no options except

taking his revenge on his boss. So Balram attacked his boss’s son on a cold, rainy, night
and stole from him a huge amount of cash. This made Balram the person who he has

dreamed about, and then he became a very successful entrepreneur and a very

successful businessman.

Another point is when Balram didn’t have any relation with the crime, in which they

forced him to sign the paper, to be as evidence to show during their visit to the court. On

top of that, Balram's boss has made sure to eliminate Balram’s Family, if he did anything

wrong, for an instant: stealing from them or lying to them. These things have made

Balram more stressed and more careful when handling any situation, he is required to

do.

Also, when Balram was living in the hotel, he made new friends, in which he met with

other drivers that were also working for a rich family. But this relationship hasn’t been

long until they realized that Balram was a bit scared and had always listened to his

boss. So, because of that, his new friends started to make fun of him and have always

treated him very badly, this has made Balram get more stressed and more packed with

the negative comments that were surrounding him.

The people who disagreed with Balram’s idea, have thought that Balram has made a

terrible idea, which placed him in a very difficult situation. The people have agreed that

Balram could have become very successful if he have tried another way. For an instant,

Balram had a very good crystal sound, this could benefit him by taking advantage of his

talent and starting his own singing business. This could make him gain some people's
attention and maybe a successful person, which will help him become a star. This will

allow Balram to take his first step and allow him to make some contracts with successful

people, which then Balram will be much more popular and gain people's attraction. This

will allow Balram to be a very successful person in the future.

Another idea is that Balram has a very good relationship with his boss’s son, this could

allow Balram to start a small business and make his boss’s son his partner, as in the

show, Balram has made a taxi company. So Balram could have easily been able to

become a successful person if he thought about these ideas.

In my opinion, Balram could have been able to become successful without attacking his

boss’s son, because as I have seen in the film Balram was a very hard worker from the

beginning, this could be an advantage to him by starting his own business and making

his boss’s son as his partner to help him pay the taxes. And then start working on

himself to become a very successful businessman, after that he could start learning

about entrepreneurship and become a very successful person.

In the conclusion, Balram had two choices either to attack Balram or to continue with his

normal life, but Balram chose the first option which made him feel confident and more

successful in life. This has divided the people regarding Balram's choice, some of the

people have agreed with Balram idea and have supported him, explaining that Balram

didn’t have the choice due to the impact of negative comments on him and the way he
was treated by his boss. Also, society didn’t give Balram the key to succeed in life,

which made him even more stressed and less confident of himself.

While other people have disagreed with Balram’s idea, explaining that he could have

taken benefit of his talent which is true. Balram had a very crystal sound and good

relationship with his boss’s son, this could allow him to agree with his boss’s son to start

a small business and get some cash, which will then allow Balram to start his taxi

business and get more popular and much more successful. After that, he could learn

how to become a successful entrepreneur.

Notes/Brainstorming/Questions/Ideas

I want to write about: The White Tiger

[Anything goes here: a story, film, a painting, an image, a building. Something we read/viewed in
class, or something we did not]

Things to add/thing about:

Topic:
Characters, Setting, Place, Etc: Balram, in india
Working thesis:
● ?
Themes:
Ideas:
● …
Other Questions that might be Useful:
● When was the film set? What year or time period?

Research Questions:
● What is the mask about? Why can he not be a killer without a mask?
 ● How does the documentary show how black people are treated as criminals by the US
legal system? Pre-judged based on their skin color? How does it show flaws and racism
and injustice in US society?
○ When They See Us portrays the story of five black teenagers in order to show the
depth of racism in US society.

Brainstorming and Ideas and Thoughts:

Paper Outline/Paragraph Topics/Points/Purposes:
Resources:
Resource One: review
● What points does the review make? What do they say about the film?

Writing/Revision Checklist:
Does the thesis (argument) answer a question?

Coming up with a research question:

● It does not have a yes or no answer
● You should not answer it with a fact.

Thesis Checklist:
● Not a fact.
● Not something that everyone would believe at first.

Is there a thesis?

Is the paper convincing?

Does the paper stay on track?

Does it have good evidence? Is there good, clear, specific detail?

Primary evidence: from the film ; Secondary evidence: Reviews, analyses, articles, statistics.

If you take out a paragraph or some evidence, does the argument get weaker?

Is everything necessary to understand the point? Does the reader need more?

Should you re-evaluate your thesis? Is the thesis to big/broad?

Transitions words: do they make sense? Are they used correctly?

Info about the Film, Resources, Outlining, and all
other Thoughts and Ideas and Musings