The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy uses a lot of cultural references that not everyone might understand. Her use of stylistic devices when talking about the cultural phrases/actions to an extent help people unfamiliar with the words/actions understand them better. The use of these stylistic features really affects how these things are understood. She refers to a few things that Indians do‚ that without sufficient knowledge on the Indian culture may seem very weird to an outsider. One of the
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during times of war. The stories differ in that ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ is a story written in reverse‚ where the readers do not truly know the plot until the end- whereas ‘The Red Convertible’ is just a man recounting the story of his long lost brother. However despite their differences‚ both of the stories continue to build up hope in the reader only to find nothing but a sorrowful story at the end. ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ by Ambrose Bierce was a short story written in 1890s that
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God of Small Things? What other names and what divine and earthly attributes are associated with this god? What—or who—are the Small Things over which this god has dominion‚ and why do they merit their own god? Does Roy’s God of Small Things share attributes with any members of the Hindu pantheon? Answer:Roy leads the readers to the small things in the big Indian society which is concerned with the caste system‚ political associations and social laws. Velutha is presented as the God of Small Things
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Notre Dame Cathedral Why is the Notre Dame Cathedral‚ commenced by Maurice du Sully in 1163 and completed in the Early Gothic style in 12503‚ one of the most recognized cathedrals of its time period in the world? Made mostly of cut stone this remarkable building among its many features that set it apart; including being a tall church for its time‚ the later added rose windows in the north transept‚ and most importantly the flying buttresses‚ which were added quite early in the era. The Notre Dame
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Living in a small town vs. a big city Choosing a place to live is an important decision in everyone`s life. In fact‚ the conditions of the place one lives have direct effects on his or her life. Some people prefer to live in a big city. Others would rather live in a small town. There are advantages and disadvantages about both group`s opinion that in this essay I am going to discuss them. First‚ let us elaborate the opinion of the group who prefer to live in a big city. These
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unique characteristics that are simply astonishing. Medieval cathedrals were the product of more than a 1000 years of both religion and architectural evolution. Medieval cathedrals played a major role in Christian heritage‚ the gothic and architecture. The medieval period‚ with its boundless faith and energetic spirit‚ found an ultimate expression in the cathedral Christianity plays a massive role in medieval cathedrals. Building the cathedrals requires hard work and motivation. The builders believed
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Chartres Cathedral Through the Central Portal In the town of Chartres about 50 miles southwest of Paris‚ is where the Chartres Cathedral is located and can be seen for miles as it is the tallest structure and was built on the highest point of the town. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres is its formal name but since the majority of the French Cathedrals were dedicated to the Virgin Mary‚ to avoid confusion the cathedrals are referred to the town to which they belong. The Chartres Cathedral has portals
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In this study‚ the aim will be to answer the following question: ‘To what context can sport be considered a good thing?’ The theory which will be looked at in this study is feminism and its key theories. There are many forms of feminist theory‚ however the ones that will be looked at will be liberal feminism‚ radical feminism and socialist feminism. Coakley & Pike (2009) describe feminist theory as the understanding of gender & gender relation‚ with regards to social life and gender equity and the
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The Childlike Twins’ Misconception of Adulthood In The God of Small Things‚ author Arundhati Roy’s use of the twins motif helps to imbricate memories and flashes back and forth to create a familiar and changed story by combining different events in time. The twins‚ Rahel and Estha‚ understand the world as simple through the eyes of childhood‚ but through the experience of adulthood‚ they lack their innocence when trying to rebuild sense of their history‚ and to regain their relationship with each
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adults lost their home and the struggles and troublesome difficulties they had in their homeland. The development of the colonizer’s land‚ made them to become confused with where their loyalties should lie. In Arundhati Roy’s novel ‘The God of Small Things’‚ the Kochamma family is a family of tragic people. It is their own cultural traditions that lead them to the tragedy. However‚ the theme within the novel is of the people oppressed by the colonisation of India especially by England‚ and how a
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