Samreen akhter sahito
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The document discusses the Indian author Arundhati Roy and her novel The God of Small Things. Some key points made about Roy and the novel include that Roy was born in 1961 to an Indian Hindu father and Syrian Christian mother. The novel explores relationships within families in India and reflects the blending of Indian, British, and American cultures and Hindu and Christian religions. It also examines issues of caste discrimination and social norms in Indian society. The novel received some controversy in India for how it portrayed certain characters.
Samreen akhter sahito
- 5. It is a fictitious novel. The book is semi-autobiography. Reflects the blending of cultures (Indian, British, American) and religions (Hinduism, Christianity)
- 6. Big things Caste system Culture History Religion Politics Small things Whisper and scurry of small lives Secret Promises Sins
- 7. She is an Indian novelist, activist and a world citizen. She was Born on November 24, 1961. Her mother was a Keralite Syrian Christian ,Mary Roy, and Her father was a Bengali Hindu.
- 9. Lannan Foundation's Cultural Freedom Award The National Film Award Sydney Peace Prize Booker Prize
- 14. "Love Laws" lay down "who should be loved, and how. And how much.
- 15. It explores the relationship between brother and sister, mother and child etc. It looks at the ways families are forced to stick together and also how they fall apart.
- 16. Caste system of India. Parvans (lower class people) were considered as polluted beings & lived as sub humans Just think for a while ! what happens with us if we through this discrimination?
- 18. Valuetha becomes victim of everyone's deception. The novel asks the question: up until what point can we trust others, or even ourselves?
- 19. It reflects the actions of human beings , picture of what people think, say & do in the society Novel is a protest against Class & caste Division based on skin colour Family Honour Raw exercise of Power
- 20. Little bit ignorance towards children makes them cost a lot even sometimes destroys their whole life.
- 21. It received controversy in India. Author portrays death of Ammu & Velutha as martyrs. It is not clear whether it is Destroyer or creator Enemy or friend a bringer of evil or goodness Western culture, or both Western and Hindu culture.