The God of Small Things
"An Untouchable's Tale" is a film based on the novel "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy. It is a story about love, laws, and breaking it. Here, an Untouchable named Velutha, falls into a forbidden love with a divorced woman belonging to an upper caste - Ammu. Together they break the law of India's caste system despite their knowledge "that one day, History's twisted chickens would come home to roost" (269). This choice, of loving someone who should not be loved, brings both their lives and the dysfunctional middle-class family of the woman - the Kochamma household - particularly the lives of her twin children, into ruins. The mystery behind this tale unfolds in the eyes the twins Estha and Rahel, based on their experiences, thoughts and feelings as children. Most of the characters in the film consider Velutha a "nobody", because of his being a Paravan. Ironically, he was able to play a huge role in the lives of Ammu and her twins. Ammu was able to experience true love and happiness - one that her husband was not able to give her - because of the relationship she had with Velutha, despite her knowledge that their relationship had no future (320). She had also learned to appreciate the small things in life. It was also bec
It was the link between life in the Ayemenem house and the History House - through it, the children were able to build a "Home away from Home" (276) in the History House - without it, the story would not be the same. It also represents the dreams that were shattered with just a single mistake - of loving someone who should be loved. More importantly, Estha and Rahel had the love more than what must be between a brother and a sister, to the extent of having an incestuous relationship (310-311) as a symbol of the re-unification of "the single Siamese soul" (40) that they once shared. It also caused the death of Sophie Mol. This made her live a bitter life as reflected in her "fierce, bitter garden", which made her wanted others to feel just the same. The reason behind why she hates Ammu so much is maybe because like Ammu, she herself "defied her father's wishes" (25) - but unlike Ammu, she was not successful.
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