The Untouchable

The way this system stands makes it easy for higher class citizens to degrade lower class citizens. Untouchables are considered “untouchable” and they are people who are deemed tainted. Being born an Untouchable isn’t fair to that person. They didn’t have any control on what caste they would be born into. This really limits the opportunities for the child and even prevents the child from reaching their maximum…

The caste system has saturated aspects of Indian society for centuries. Other religions in India’s culture doesn’t follow the caste system; it is an aspect rooted in the Hindu religion. Along with other attributes, India’s caste system indicates the type of employment a person can purse. And who you can and cannot interact within the social ladder (Morrison, Terri pg, 224). The caste system was originally was based on a person’s personality, but over time it became less about personality and…

only have to shout out once” he warned and slipped his hand inside her blouse (Mistry 2004, p.109). Here the author brings our attention to the irony of the word attributed to people belonging to the lower caste, the “untouchable”. The irony is how far the “untouchables” are untouchable. Roopa’s body is regarded as soulless object that can be exploited by the watchman. As Dewnarain said, “there are two ways to read politics: first in the sense of state and national politics and the second in…

Men like Mohandas Gandhi whose intention are good but ideas too radical for are bound to gain criticism as they do with support. In the case of Gandhi, there are people who he intends to help but they refuse to accept like Ambedkar and his followers. And there are those who does not want those in need of help to receive help like Nathuram Godse and the Brahmins. These people felt that Gandhi was overstepping his bounds in the Hindu system and is no hero to the public’s interest. India’s first…

religion etc. One of the section which was depressed, crushed by so called upper class is lower class people also known as Dalit. These people also known by different names like untouchables, harijan and Scheduled castes (SC). ‘Dalit’ means ‘crushed’, this term was first used by Jyotirao Phule. These people also called as ‘Untouchables’ and officially called ‘Scheduled Castes (SC)’, which was coined in 1935. (prologue,book). Dalit people were treated as marginal, not worthy, uncivilised. Dalit…

philosophy based on truth, and nonviolence called, Satyagraha. He’s also inspired many movements for civil rights, and freedom. The most important ways he impacted India were by, the Salt March, the six day fast protesting against the segregation of the untouchables in an election, and the Quit India movement. The Salt March took place on March 12th, 1930. Thousands of people…

her novel, The God of Small Things, published in 1997, Arundhati Roy succeeds in creating an unorthodox narrative through her refashioning of the English language. Through the novel’s unexpected events, Roy presents the melancholy predicament of untouchables as well as the struggle of a woman in pursuit of romantic love in a patriarchal society. In this analysis, I will demonstrate how the reader reacts to Roy’s art of storytelling and how her unconventional style illuminates the novel’s central…

the system. The caste system originated over 2,000 years ago and has deeply influenced the Indian culture. The caste system began with four main groups, the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. There was a fifth group, the untouchables. The untouchables were the lowest class, they were even considered to be outside the caste system. The groups have had to expand and have different branches because of the new jobs and growing amount of people.…

and occupations. Even though the caste system dates way back in the ancient Hindu life but it was only formalized under the British colonial rule. Since then, the rigid caste system, which restricts social mobility for the lower castes and the Untouchables, has been internationally criticized for being oppressive and discriminative. However, since the 19th centuries, there have been notable attempts by individual groups to challenge and exploit the caste system. Therefore, despite India’s caste…

In The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy, the love laws intervene with the family’s social life because the characters cross their social boundaries for love which breaks these laws that are set up by the caste system in India. The Kochamma family lives in Ayemenem where the caste system is dictated. Each member of the Kochamma family, Ammu, Estha, Rahel, Chacko, Baby Kochamma, Mammachi, and Pappachi, have a downfall due to the caste system, the Love Laws. The Love Laws are rules…