India

THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS

By Arundhati Roy

A Book Review

Author : Arundhati Roy

Country India

Language English

Genre (s ) Novel

Publisher Flamingo Pubs (UK , 1997

Pages 352 pp

ISBN ISBN

About the Author

Arundhati Roy is one of the most promising women of the Indian community . The fascination that she has in showing to others what her country and culture is all about , has certainly brought her the courage to talk about things that are related to her origins and background in her major

writings . The book The God of Small Things ' is one of her first ever written works that actually introduced her to the world of publishing

About the Book

The God of Small Things is a collection of stories depicting the cultural diversity of India , as well as aspects of the political history of the country the scares of which are still evident on today 's Indian society . The presentation of some aspects of Indian society is further accentuated by the narration of the author of the different daily patterns of life of the main characters that are introduced in the book . As this is Arundhati Roy 's first writing in print , she has justified her billing by the exciting way that she used this book to share her peculiar experiences with the public . She has focused her aim at bringing India to the world by making this book a material of primary source of knowledge about the Indian society , for those who have little or no knowledge of the country . Even those who have traveled and lived in India still have a lot to learn from this book about Indian customs and traditions which are novel to the outside world

Context and Summary

The book The God of Small Things ' by Arundhati Roy starts with the focus on the lives of the twin sisters , Estha and Rahel and the tragedies that they had to deal with along their journeys through life and within their family circles . Roy further increased the interest of the readers through bringing them to the childhood years of the twins Through the scenarios that Roy presented within the plot of the story it could be noted that she exposed the perceptive readers to political and social norms of the country as they primarily affected the personal lives of the characters in her book

Through the experiences of the major characters , the views of Roy on the existing social in India are made known to the reader with effective use of Indian terms which are peculiar to that society Although the twins , Rahel and Estha are different in their character and approach to life , they both theless enjoy a sense of individuality Each of them continue their different patterns of life by being who they are , even in the face of man-made difficulties put in their way by the peculiar demands of their society . This is evident from the harsh way Indian society treated women in the past , aspects of...