The God of Small Things- supressed by the very own
Suppressed by the very own
“The God of Small Things” is a novel that highly deals with gender constraints that evolved in India from its very own culture along with the post-colonial influence. The novel is the cry of an Indian woman who has conveyed the issues she faces, simply because the society along with its rich traditions is built to supress her. “The God of Small Things” is one work that has been an icon in Indian literature. The novel by Arundhati Roy is a story set on the banks of the river Ayemenem, in Kerala. It is semi-autobiographical and talks about the progress of a Syrian Christian woman in Kerala. The woman “Ammu” being the central character holds the position of a woman who tries to break free from the clutches of an Indian society as well as the boundaries laid by her Syrian Christian community. The novel does not just represent the Indian culture, but also brings out the identity crisis an Indian woman face due to what her culture expects oh her. In the novel we see Roy breaking the boundaries that are laid by the society. Her novel has challenged the Indian culture of which every Indian is proud.
Arundhati Roy is also a social activist, and writes to bring social awareness among the people of the Indian society. As an activist, Roy’s writings are powerful as she writes down anything and everything that she feels is true without constraining herself to boundaries. She does not curb anything within herself even though they might be against the social norms. She brings out to her readers the consequences and how the various cultural boundaries cause trauma to lives of people. Many of her works have direct reference to the victims of the daily evils of the Indian society. “The God of Small Things” the master piece of Arundhati Roy is the book that won the booker prize in the year 1997 .The story of the novel being on Ammu, was narrated through the innocent eyes of Rahel, her daughter. The work of Arundhati Roy recalls the narrative
“The God of Small Things” is a novel that highly deals with gender constraints that evolved in India from its very own culture along with the post-colonial influence. The novel is the cry of an Indian woman who has conveyed the issues she faces, simply because the society along with its rich traditions is built to supress her. “The God of Small Things” is one work that has been an icon in Indian literature. The novel by Arundhati Roy is a story set on the banks of the river Ayemenem, in Kerala. It is semi-autobiographical and talks about the progress of a Syrian Christian woman in Kerala. The woman “Ammu” being the central character holds the position of a woman who tries to break free from the clutches of an Indian society as well as the boundaries laid by her Syrian Christian community. The novel does not just represent the Indian culture, but also brings out the identity crisis an Indian woman face due to what her culture expects oh her. In the novel we see Roy breaking the boundaries that are laid by the society. Her novel has challenged the Indian culture of which every Indian is proud.
Arundhati Roy is also a social activist, and writes to bring social awareness among the people of the Indian society. As an activist, Roy’s writings are powerful as she writes down anything and everything that she feels is true without constraining herself to boundaries. She does not curb anything within herself even though they might be against the social norms. She brings out to her readers the consequences and how the various cultural boundaries cause trauma to lives of people. Many of her works have direct reference to the victims of the daily evils of the Indian society. “The God of Small Things” the master piece of Arundhati Roy is the book that won the booker prize in the year 1997 .The story of the novel being on Ammu, was narrated through the innocent eyes of Rahel, her daughter. The work of Arundhati Roy recalls the narrative
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