Why does Velutha become the victim of the society Or Write a short note on the character of Velutha Arundhati Roy -Present in her novel The God of Small Things shows how a cruel society destroys pure love and humanity Velutha an untouchable carpenter becomes the victim of caste hatred and social injustice His love for Ammu breaks the Love Laws and ends in tragedy Born as an Untouchable Velutha is born in a low-caste Paravan family He works for the upper-class Ipe family Though he is honest and talented he is never treated as equal The narrator says Where the Love Laws lay down who should be loved And how And how much This system makes Velutha a victim from birth Forbidden Love with Ammu Velutha and Ammu love each other deeply But their love is unthinkable and impossible Society cannot accept an upper-caste woman s relation with an