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| Plot Summary of The God of Small Things |
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"This is a story of two twins coming of age in a Post-Colonial India. The book deals with the hardships of losing innocence, set in the backdrop of political hardships, and facing family problems as well."
Rochelle Somers, Resident Scholar
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"THIS IS A HEARTBREAKING STORY OF BITTERNESS AND JEALOUSY, AND HOW THE FEMALE MEMBERS OF A FAMILY HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE OR BREAK THAT UNIT. IT IS SUPERBLY WRITTEN, AND SET IN INDIA WILL TRANSPORT YOU TO ANOTHER CULTURE - BUT IT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE"
sharonmurphy, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The God of Small Things |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Inside culture (main char)
- Indian (Ghandi, not Sitting Bull)
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- Indian (Ghandi, not Sitting Bull)
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- homemaker
Age:
- a kid
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
- a lot
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- India
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of nude males (the big P)
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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