because of people living unprotected, the world and the social machine intrudes into the smallest deepest core of their being and changes their life. of how in these small events and in these small lives the world intrudes. At the end of the first chapter I say little events and ordinary things are just smashed and re constituted, imbued with new meaning to become the bleached bones of the story.

All sorts of boundaries are transgressed upon. Whether it's the way the children see things or whether it's the insect life in the book, or the fish or the stars - there is not accepting of what we think of adult boundaries. “To me the God of small things is the inversion of God. In this connection we may quote her own clarification of the title as under: There is sufficient ground to believe that the theme of the novel is symbolically expressed in the title itself. The Title of the Novel As Symbolically Expressive of the Theme: Theme and Title of the Novel The God of Small Things The proper assumption is that the novel has a single theme giving voice to sub - ordinate themes to the central vision. But if we proceed on the lines of multiple themes, then our approach will ultimately run against the idea of a single thought and unifying theme. Even decaying of Syrian Christianity in Kerala may be termed as the Chief concern of the novel. also subject - matter along with feminist rebellion against patriarchy as also political dissatisfaction against Marxism. Class - division and casteist oppression is. Another concern of the novel appears to be separation of people from one another and from society.

In one sense, the novel evokes the child's world through the twins’ experiences. If there is sadness there is also happiness, there is also joy.” From what Roy herself has said, it has been possible to single out certain topics. If there is tragedy there is also comedy going on somewhere on the side. In this respect Roy has clarified, “I don't think I offer you one thing. There are critics, interviewers and reviewers, who have generally spoken of several themes expounded in the novel The God of Small Things.

The god of small