Postcolonial perspectives on Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things

Authors

  • A. Dhayalalakshmi PG & Research Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli – 620020
  • A. Rahila Banu PG & Research Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli – 620020

Keywords:

Gender issues, casteism, religion, identity and society.

Abstract

Suzanna Arundhati Roy, born  in 1959 is one of the best-known representatives of the contemporary generation of Indian writers who write in English. This paper focuses on the main theme of the novel deals with the feminism, untouchability in postcolonial perspective. This paper focuses on women facing the various problem brings awareness of the caste system prevailing in the society.  It also includes local realism, cultural complexity and also the identity issues. It implies the punishment for their transgressions.

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Published

2024-05-27

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024): Jamal Academic Research Journal-An Interdisciplinary (JARJ)

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