The God of Small Things

Novel | Arundhati Roy

Who is responsible for the tragic end of Ammu in The God of Small Things

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Who are responsible for the tragic end of Ammu in The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy -Present in her Booker Prize winning novel The God of Small Things presents a world where small emotions and hidden sufferings matter deeply The God of Small Things stands for silent love broken dreams and the pain of forgotten people in society Symbol of Velutha and His Love Velutha the untouchable carpenter is called the God of Small Things He represents simple love beauty and truth His love for Ammu breaks all social laws The narrator says Where the Love Laws lay down who should be loved And how And how much Velutha s quiet life and deep emotions show the meaning of small but pure things Power of Innocence and Suffering The small things also mean the lives of Ammu Estha and Rahel They suffer silently but still love deeply Their simple

joys songs toys and secret games are destroyed by society s cruelty The narrator says Things can change in a day Their innocent feelings express the fragile side of life Contrast Between Big and Small Things The big things are caste power politics and false pride These crush love and kindness But Roy shows that the small things like care memory and affection keep humanity alive They are soft private and full of meaning In short The God of Small Things celebrates little joys and forbidden love that resist cruelty Through Velutha and the twins Roy reminds us that true beauty lives in the simple silent moments of human hearts

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