Essays on The God of Small Things

In the works we have read this semester, we have learned that due to their identity crises, these characters suffer immensely in their lives. They have suffered in their relationships, falling in love in peculiar ways. In The God of Small Things, Ammu and her…

In The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, the novel takes place in postcolonial India where an outlawed caste system still dictates India’ society. The premise of the caste system is to separate the lower class, or the Untouchables, from the upper class, and…

In “The God of Small Things” by Anundhuti Roy, there are two opposing forces in various forms effecting each character. There is the “Small Thing” which constitute literally small things in nature but also the small things in life like secrets. “Big Things” include the…