Hybridity and Transgression in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
Hybridity is an essential issue in The God of Small Things. Estha and Rahel, who count among the central characters, are the ‘two-egg twins’ born of Ammu’s inter-community marriage. The three characters map out new territories and enter forbidden in-between spaces, thus forming relationships that de...
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| Summary: | Hybridity is an essential issue in The God of Small Things. Estha and Rahel, who count among the central characters, are the ‘two-egg twins’ born of Ammu’s inter-community marriage. The three characters map out new territories and enter forbidden in-between spaces, thus forming relationships that defy the laws of a world where centre and periphery still determine social intercourse. Breaking the prevailing codes unleashes the violence of a society that fails to come to terms with its own history even when a new global order emerges in the end. |
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