Twins in "The God of Small Things"

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This paper examines how "The God of Small Things" is a story about a family living in the town of Ayemenem, India. The paper looks at how the story is about the loss of love, innocence and life and how it is a story that shows how adult corruption and scandals affect everyone around them, even those as innocent as children. In particular, the paper discusses how Estha and Rahel, a pair of "two-egg" fraternal twins share a connection so intimate and strong that it is almost impenetrable. Through the twins' experiences from childhood to adulthood, they learn that "things can change in a day", in other words, love and life can be lost at any moment.

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"The theme of this book revolves mainly around the "small things". Since the adults care more about the "big things" like social class and family honor, "small things" are ignored by them. "Small things" are brought to our attention by the children and Velutha, the God of Small Things. One reason why he is the God of Small Things is because he is the only character besides the twins who enjoys the "small things" in life. Although he is involved with "big things" like being an Untouchable, he ignores his position in class and engages in "small things" like playing with the children and having an affair with their mother, ignoring the consequences that would ensue. Since Estha and Rahel are children, they are not tied to the world of "big things", thus only leaving them with the "small things" to deal with. They give readers a better idea of what childhood innocence is. "

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