Samreen akhter sahito
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It is a fictitious novel.
The book is semi-autobiography.
Reflects the blending of cultures (Indian, British,
American) and religions (Hinduism, Christianity)
Big things
Caste system
Culture
History
Religion
PoliticsSmall things
Whisper and scurry of small lives
Secret
Promises
Sins
She is an Indian novelist, activist and a world citizen.
She was Born on November 24, 1961.
Her mother was a Keralite Syrian Christian ,Mary Roy, and Her father was a Bengali Hindu.
It explores the relationship between brother and sister,
mother and child etc.
It looks at the ways families are forced to stick together and
also how they fall apart.
Caste system of India.
Parvans (lower class people) were considered as
polluted beings & lived as “sub humans”
Just think for a while !
what happens with us if we through this
discrimination?
Valuetha becomes victim of everyone's deception.
The novel asks the question: up until what
point can we trust others, or even ourselves?
It reflects the actions of human beings , picture of
what people think, say & do in the society
Novel is a protest against
Class & caste
Division based on skin colour
Family Honour
Raw exercise of Power
Little bit ignorance towards children makes them cost a
lot even sometimes destroys their whole life.
It received controversy in India.
Author portrays death of Ammu & Velutha as
martyrs.
It is not clear whether it is
Destroyer or creator
Enemy or friend
a bringer of evil or goodness
Western culture, or both Western and Hindu culture.