Betrayal in Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things"

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This paper describes how Arundhati Roy demonstrates the theme of betrayal in her novel, "The God of Small Things". These acts of betrayal are detailed in the betrayal of children by adults, of individuals by society, of parents by children, and in the betrayal of history and tradition.

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"The impact of betrayal is seen throughout the differing settings of the book; both when the twins are seven years of age in 1969 and when the twins have reached 31 years of age in 1993. Betrayal involves most of the characters in the novel: Rahel, Baby Kochamma, Estha, Chacko, Ammu, Mammachi, Sophie Mol, Murlidharan, and Velutha. As such, betrayal is an important theme within The God of Small Things."

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