In the book, this is represented in the depictions of the Balram school and in the four people who rule the town of Balram; The wild boar, the stork, the buffalo and the crow. The stork illegally takes a cut of all the money made from fishing. The boar owned the land the locals wanted to work on and paid low wages. The Ox controlled the rickshaws and the roads and got his share from them and from the Crow, who is the greediest of all and owned the worst land and harassed the goatherds. Although these characters are obvious archetypes, their symbolism is clear. Indians live in a system in which they feel powerless at every moment. Even elections are rigged. This is clearly illustrated in the following description of the elections: “They will find me dutifully voting on polling day at the polling booth located in the school compound at Laxmangarh, Gaya district, as I have done in every general, state and local election since. I turned eighteen. I am India's most loyal voter and I have yet to see the inside of a polling booth. [] 1276. This passage shows why Indians do not vote. They feel disenfranchised in a country where voting is