What do you know about the God of Small Things Or What does Arundhurti Roy mean by 'small things Arundhati Roy -Present in her famous novel The God of Small Things uses the idea of small things to show hidden feelings and silent sufferings It means small acts of love pain and rebellion that ordinary people experience but society ignores Symbol of Forbidden Love The God of Small Things stands for Velutha the untouchable carpenter He dares to love Ammu an upper-caste woman Their love is pure but forbidden The narrator says Where the Love Laws lay down who should be loved And how And how much Velutha becomes the god of those who love silently and suffer greatly Voice of the Helpless and Innocent The small things also mean the ignored people like Estha Rahel and Ammu They feel pain that no one sees Their simple dreams like going