Society In The Untouchable

The novel, Untouchable is realistic portrayal of society. It deals with Anand's personal experiences. During his childhood, he had played with the children of the scavengers attached to the regiment in which his father, Lalchand was employed. By showing the miserable condition, physical, economic exploitation and social inequality of the outcastes, Anand has presented the real problem of society. He has condemned injustice and exploitation. He delineates a definite grasp of the psychology of untouchables and high caste Hindus. In his dealings with the sweepers, the high caste Hindus possess the feeling of strong class superiority and this feeling refuses to provide equal position to untouchables and accepts them as animals. It is this that …show more content…
This class was considered lowest in the order. Later the condition of Shudras became more and more miserable. Mulk Raj Anand decided to focus this suppressed, poor class. They are the main protagonists of these two novels, Untouchable and The Road, who consciously or unconsciously have become the victim of this unsusceptible society. If we relate the four Varnas to body structure, we can easily grasp the real meaning of the division of hierarchy. Brahmins can be related with the mind because they were called pundits, scholars. Kshatriyas can be representators of hands because they were charged with the work of protection. Vaishyas can be embodiments of stomach because they invariably thought about earning more and more money and enjoying their earnings. Shudras were true representative of feet because they were charged to do the service of the other three classes. For this reason they were denied a proper place in society. It could be possible that they were mentally, physically and economically weak that is why they were forced to do menial jobs. In this way we grasp the real meaning of social division. Feet play great role in developing minds, hands and stomachs. We can think without feet, we can move hands without feet, can eat without feet but walking without feet is impossible, hence that is most important. Several castes had a fixed condition in the social system in which Brahmins were …show more content…
Their presence and touch was believed to be polluting and they were not permitted to go near shrines or temples, because it was thought that it would get polluted. They had to ask for food or piece of dry bread or the left essences of food from the caste Hindus. In the caste Hindus, Brahmins sat at the top most of the stair of caste system. They enjoyed the essentials of their class. Priesthood business was considered the best business in the caste Brahmin. E.M. Forster in Preface to Untouchable describes the duty of lower class in social community