The God of Small Things

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy uses different cultural references that not everyone might understand. The cultural context necessary to understand what Roy writes about, makes it interesting to study how two different readers could interpret parts of The God of Small Things differently. This essay will focus on how a native Hindu practising Indian vs a western reader may interpret certain sections of the novel. Roy’s use of stylistic devices when talking about the cultural aspects, can…

explores and evaluates his subject, and his technical dexterity determines his success”---Mark Schorer This chapter undertakes to make a detailed examination of all the narrative techniques present in the two novels, Wuthering Heights and The God of Small Things. The novel, as an established cultural institution has over the last two hundred years become the most significant and dominant form of literary writing with an unprecedented global acceptance, unimagined before in its much chequered…

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy deviates from the conventional novel through using time, both thematically and as a structuring device, giving it a pivotal point of focus and importance. This she does to enhance the novel with deeper meaning than what the surface may initially portray. Through the use of a fragmented and non-linear structure, Roy emphasizes key themes in the novel. She often freezes time in order to prepare the reader and create a menacing tone. Moreover, Roy uses…

of the kingdom of God. The main characteristic is that Even though a small proportion of the word of God has been spread, it has managed to go everywhere so that everyone knows about it. In the parable of the yeast, the Kingdom of God is explained in an example. The example is that the kingdom of God is like yeast. Just like how a woman uses a little bit of yeast when bread, it’s permeated every part of the dough. One of the main characteristics is that things may have small beginnings, but…

her. So according to the law she should be going to him, but instead God guides her to Boaz. Boaz then takes the initiative and seeks this man out and convinces him to go before the elder and revoke his right to marry Ruth. They go through the ‘tradition’ a little different than normal but in the end Boaz gets to marry Ruth. It says in Ruth 4:4, that God blesses Ruth with a son named Obed, and through Obed came David. One thing to remember is in Deuteronomy 25:6, it says that the first child…

easily someone can try to corrupt you with worldly possessions. In this verse, the king of Sodom tries to convince Abraham to take ” the goods” for himself and to release the people he had saved from Sodom. Abraham knew this would not be pleasing to God so declined t o take anything for himself. What I think this passage is saying even if a person of authority gives you permission to take something that is not yours, you should decline to take it because you have not right to it even if it’s…

was a little girl. Some People say she just wanted to be with her older sisters and that may partially be true but, the main reason she wanted to go was so she could be closer to God. Saint Therese loved God with all her heart for her entire life even during her times of sickness and great loss. Saint Therese loved God since the time she was very young. Her mother died when she was only 4 years old.…

incorporates them together while adding accountability which is very important. Small group is the way in which churches can address confession especially since in today's modern church it can be a little sensitive to talk about. Many churches have time or prayer or discussion of small groups which means it would not difficult to add this practice of confession in. Also, there are biblical passages that support small group confession that ultimately combines the security of on telling one’s…

Small groups are a form of community. At this point, it essential to begin discussing the concept of small groups. Once again, we must look to the first few chapters of Genesis. God created woman for man because he needed a “suitable helper.” Recall, that they were then commanded to “be fruitful and multiply.” This would imply that they would make communities that glorified God. However, sin destroyed this concept of community. The writer of Genesis makes this idea explicit, as one of the one…

about human nature. In this essay we will be looking at the myth of Heracles and the short story of Tucker. The myth of Heracles is about the son of a mortal women and a god (a demigod). He strives to be a god, but to do so, he must pass twelve challenges named The Twelve Labors. On the other hand Into The Storm a story where a small young boy -Tucker- who wants to join the coast guard. It the story a friendly ghost named Richard helps tucker realize his dreams. The moral in the myth of…