for them to go They had nothing No future So they stuck to the small things Illicit Relationship as Small Things The sexual relationship between Ammu and Velutha may be represented as small things if it is correctly placed in the context of the Ayemenem family That is because having illegitimate relations with women was something very ordinary for Chacko the Ayemenem man He had affairs with the women workers in the factory and his mother Mammachi took it to be a normal affair as 'man's needs ' Again Baby Kochamma was madly after Father Mulligan to have a physical relationship with him However because of the restraint shown by the Father she failed to have such a relationship with him If that is so illegitimate sexual relations can certainly be described as small things It became a big thing when it came to Ammu's relationship with Velutha because of other reasons such as the change in their attitude to Velutha his untouchability etc Then society says No 'untouchable' was allowed to touch a Hindu The laws were there but people found ways around them To sum up these can be little creatures and their activities Besides the small things can be secrets promises sins and other emotive 'creatures' that people do not want to confess