... was dead, drowned in Ayemenem's river, leaving behind a shattered family and a terrible secret. The narrative eddies along toward the secret of Sophie's death, but ultimately it flows into the drowning depths of history. " The God of Small Things" is a story of forbidden, cross-caste love and what a community will do to protect the old ways. The Kochamma family business, Paradise Pickles and ... corpses and talking statues. Mostly, though, Roy's verbal exuberance is all her own, and it makes "The God of Small Things" a real pleasure. History's lessons may be bitter, but Roy serves them ...

• Word Count: 2899
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

Study Guide For Summer Reading Title: The God of Small Things Name of Protagonist: Esthappen (Estha) and Rahel A. Exposition:. It is a story of two twins as they live in an environment corrupted by the adult society. Set during the time when Communism was being noticed as a effective form of government and the ancient land was disrupted by the foreign ideas from European colonization. B. Setting: Set in India, in a small town in ... parents, former wife of Chacko, then of Joe, mother of Sophie Mol. Mammachi (Shoshamma Ipe): blind grandmother of the twins and Sophie Mol, founder of the family ...

• Word Count: 532
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School