Essays Tagged: "Arundhati Roy"

Taboos and Love Laws in "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy .

res and carries a considerable societal or legal punishment. In her novel, The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy explicitly depicts numerous transgressions against taboos and what she identifies as t ... with new societal expectations on top of traditional cultural and universal taboos.Works CitedRoy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Toronto: Vintage, 1997Webster's New World Dictionary. Toronto: P ...

(9 pages) 100 1 4.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

"The use of innocence in literature is never innocent." How far do you agree with this statement in the light of "The god of small things" by Arundhati Roy, and "Clear light of day", by Anita Desai?

r psychology of the child. This, however, cannot be said of the works of two female Indian authors, Arundhati Roy and Anita Desai, who in their respective novels "The god of small things", and "Clear ... n from "Clear light of day", because both twins end up unhappy , and it is perhaps more merciful of Arundhati Roy not to have given her characters too many hopes as children, because it relieves the n ...

(17 pages) 49 1 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

American foriegn policy: comparsion of Gitlin and Roy

so quick to disregard America's agony? In the essay, "The Algebra of Infinite Justice", written by Arundhati Roy, she talks about the September 11 suicide attacks on America, but from a "left-wing" f ... nd, after reading "Blaming America First", by Todd Gitlin and "The Algebra of Infinite Justice", by Arundhati Roy, I agree with some of the points they both bring up. I agree with Gitlin in his view t ...

(5 pages) 30 0 2.3 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

An article on 'Come September' by Arundhati Roy.

for some individuals, may seem rather impossible.If you are innocent then why did you run and hide? Arundhati Roy uses this type of questioning when considering the U.S. government in “Come Septe ... do not strongly support the governments actions then I am betraying my county and my fellow man. As Arundhati Roy states,An anti-national is a person who is against her own nation and, by inference, i ...

(3 pages) 2815 0 3.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

"The God of small things": reflection, caste system, boundaries and barriers, hierachy, partiarchal society - letter format.

Dear Velutha,I recently read The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy and was awfully touched by your story. Before I started reading The God of Small Thing ...

(5 pages) 27 0 1.7 Oct/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Queenie from A&P

(4 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays

A&P Essay

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Literature Research Papers