LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY IN MODERNITY
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It is a lyrical novel that explores cultural identity and decline of an Indian family.
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It is a Romantic novel that explores the decline of a Russian family.
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It is a stream-of-consciousness narrative that explores cultural identity in nineteenth-century Ireland.
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It is a lyrical novel that explores the decline of a Caribbean family.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things describes some key events in the lives of twins Rahel and Estha and how they are destroyed due to the society’s “love laws". Among other things, the title refers to Velutha as the god of small things, as is revealed in the chapter titled “The God of Small Things".
Detailed explanation-2: -Arundhati Roy, full name Suzanna Arundhati Roy, (born November 24, 1961, Shillong, Meghalaya, India), Indian author, actress, and political activist who was best known for the award-winning novel The God of Small Things (1997) and for her involvement in environmental and human rights causes.
Detailed explanation-3: -In The God of Small Things, “family” refers to people obligated to each other because of blood, regardless of whether or not they actually care about one another. In The God of Small Things, “family” refers to the people one cares about.