The God of Small Things

In class we talked about racism and incest and whether Roy was critiquing such things or leaving a moral of the story to be "it's bad." I definitely think the book was trying to leave a message. It may be easy to say on paper that we know something is wrong but sometimes that is kind of fuzzy. Someone may think racism is wrong but don't realize things that they do are racist or that they are racist. They would never think their actions are wrong, but idea of hate is wrong. If racism or other forms of discrimination didn't still exist and wasn't still a problem, it wouldn't even be a factor in the plot or story. By showing how specific experiences effect the victim, readers may realize to be aware of their own actions. Like we said in class, putting a face to a wrong doing makes it relatable. There will also always be Baby Kochamma's in this world and showing her actions from someone else's or an outsider's perspective really shows how much good intentions (or seemingly good intentions) can truely destroy someone. There will always be manipulative people in the world, always be liars, always be someone dissaproving of something or someone in your life, always have someone trying to make you something you're not. Again, it's easy to say to treat others with respect and it's easy to say to stay out of others' business, but until you can see how your actions effect someone else, it's hard to realize you're doing wrong.