India

THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS

By Arundhati Roy

A Book Review

About the Author

Arundhati Roy is one of the most promising women of the Indian community . The fascination that she has in showing others what their country and culture is all about have certainly brought her the courage to talk of things that are related to her origin in her major writings The book of The God of Small Things ' is one of her first ever written works that actually introduced her to the world of publishing industries p

About the Book

The God of Small Things is collection of the different cultural diversity as well as political situation that is both historically and presently evident within the Indian society . The presentation of the said elements of the Indian society is further accustomed through the narration of the author of the different daily dealings of the main characters that have been introduced in the book

Arundhati Roy 's first-time writing has been justified by the exciting presentation that she used to share this particular book to the public Her focus on her aim of bringing India to the world has made this reading material a primary source of knowledge about the Indian society for those who has not reached the country yet or even known a person form the said territory of the world

Context and Summary

The book of Arundhati Roy starts with the focus on the lives of the twins Estha and Rahel and the tragedies that they dealt with in life along with their families . 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 insisted on showing the readers how political and social norms of the country primarily affected the personal lives of the characters

Through the experiences of the major characters , the opinion of Roy with the existing social systems in India had been made certain and effective in terms of application in the said society . Although the twins , Rahel and Estha are different in their character and opinions in life , they both enjoy a sense of individuality that makes them continue being who they are even though they are experiencing difficulties with the ways that they are particularly dealt with by the society

Context 's Relation to India

As mentioned earlier , it could be noted that Roy tried to outline the story through the pattern that she dealt with her own life in India giving the readers an overview of the real situation that the said country is particularly under at present . The picture that the story describe with regards the Indian community with the introduction of the said country through the small community of Ayemenem could be broken down to four major

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