Why did Baby Kochamma become a frustrated figure?

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In what sense is Margaret Kochamma a victim of misfortunes in The God of Small Things Or Why did Baby Kochamma change in life Or Why did Baby Kochamma become a frustrated figure Or Why did Baby Kochamma become a frustrated figure in The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy -Present in her novel The God of Small Things shows how love religion and loneliness shape human lives Baby Kochamma is a minor yet powerful character She becomes a frustrated figure because her dreams of love fame and happiness never come true Failure in Love When young Baby Kochamma falls in love with Father Mulligan an Irish priest Her love is forbidden and one-sided She even joins a convent to be near him but fails The narrator says She hadn t learned to control her hopes yet Her broken dream fills her with sadness and anger Loneliness and Jealous Nature

Baby Kochamma grows old and bitter She lives alone in Ayemenem House She is jealous of others happiness especially Ammu s love for Velutha The narrator says When you hurt people they begin to love you less She hurts everyone around her and loses love in return Loss of Faith and Material Change She once believed in religion and love but later she changes completely She becomes selfish and loves money TV and comfort Her house becomes empty like her heart The narrator says She s living her life backwards This shows her lost spiritual life and inner emptiness Thus Baby Kochamma becomes a frustrated woman because she loses love faith and humanity Her heart turns cold with jealousy and regret Through her Arundhati Roy shows how loneliness and bitterness destroy the beauty of human life

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