By chopping the light into a strobe effect using a fan, Balram provides some insight into his talent for remaking himself. As a particularly opulent source of light, it further represents his escape from the Darkness. To Balram, the chandelier, a gaudy physical manifestation of wealth, symbolizes his success at transforming himself from a peasant into a Bangalore entrepreneur. In this passage, Balram introduces his audience to one of his most prized possessions, the chandelier in his office. This is the only 150-square-foot space in Bangalore with its own chandelier!” Balram, 5 Just like the strobe light at the best discos in Bangalore. See, when it turns, the small blades chop up the chandelier’s light and flight it across the room. Though it’s cool enough at night in Bangalore, I’ve put a midget fan-five cobwebby blades-right above the chandelier. It’s a huge thing, full of small diamond-shaped glass pieces, just like the ones they used to show in the films of the 1970s. Just me and a chandelier above me, although the chandelier has a personality of its own. “There’s no one else in this 150-square-foot office of mine.
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