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Sex As Power In The God Of Small Things
Sex as power in The God of Small Things is a four page essay. The God of Small Things, by Arundati Roy, uses sex as a means of controlling the characters and underlining some of the major themes in the novel: the grotesque (in conjunction with ...
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Sex as power in The God of Small Things is a four page essay. The God of Small Things, by Arundati Roy, uses sex as a means of controlling the characters and underlining some of the major themes in the novel: the grotesque (in conjunction with violence), preservation and scandal. Of course, these themes dovetail and combine with one another, creating a rich tapestry that is, in essence, the experience of a family.
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Sex as power in The God of Small Things The God of Small Things, by Arundati Roy, uses sex as a means of controlling the characters and underlining some of the major themes in the novel: the grotesque (in conjunction with violence), preservation and scandal. Of course, these themes dovetail and combine with one another, creating a rich tapestry that is, in essence, the experience of a family. The grotesque takes precedence throughout the story because the characters try so hard to suppress it; sex controls and makes known some of the ugly secrets in the family that they refuse to acknowledge. The family is forced to live in a world of "small things" through odd dreams (bothCite this Book Review:
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