A Study on Arundhati Roy’S Novel ‘The God of Small Things’

Exploring the multifaceted themes of Arundhati Roy's iconic novel

Authors

  • Dr. Neelam Hooda

Keywords:

Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things, polysemic novel, satire, politics, Communist establishment, family saga, four generations, Christian family, religious overtones, protest novel, subversive, taboo-breaking

Abstract

Arundhati Roy’s The God ofSmall Things is a polysemic novel which can be interpreted at severallevels. It may be said that the novel is a satire on politics attackingspecifically the Communist establishment. It may be treated as a family saganarrating the story of four generations of a Christian family. It may also betreated as a novel having religious overtones: One may also call it a protest novelwhich is subversive and taboo-breaking.

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Published

2014-10-01

How to Cite

[1]
“A Study on Arundhati Roy’S Novel ‘The God of Small Things’: Exploring the multifaceted themes of Arundhati Roy’s iconic novel”, JASRAE, vol. 8, no. 16, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2014, Accessed: Jul. 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/5375

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 16 (2014): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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Articles

How to Cite

[1]
“A Study on Arundhati Roy’S Novel ‘The God of Small Things’: Exploring the multifaceted themes of Arundhati Roy’s iconic novel”, JASRAE, vol. 8, no. 16, pp. 0–0, Oct. 2014, Accessed: Jul. 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/5375