God of Small Things Response

Why is "Think" capitalized when Estha is in the factory?
Is the question posed about the boat a metaphor for something, or just concrete question?
How come the man Ammu dreams of only has one arm?

"God of Small Things" is the word/phrase that stood out to me.

Is This Novel Unnecessarily Graphic (In A Bad Way)?

          Throughout The God of Small Things, a number of extremely graphic events occur, things that I'd rather not explicitly mention.  This graphic events, oftentimes described in bizarre ways and metaphors, brings up the following question: Is any of this necessary?  Personally, I say no.  As a reader, I will still understand the author's message were they to describe this events with less detail.  In this case, the writer really should tell us instead of show us.  I don't want to be shown THAT. Nobody wants to be shown that in this novel. I can honestly say I'm good. Spare me the details.  I believe that although one could argue that the digested emotions conjured up by parts of this novel, serve to emotionally bond the reader with the novel and feel pity for the characters, but I personally feel less of a connection, as it gives off more of a weird vibe than anything.  I would say that no, Roy's blatantly detailed descriptions of certain aspects of this novel are unnecessary for us the readers, and I would not advocate for continuity in these descriptions as I continue to read.

God of Small Blog Posts Pt. 2

How come Estha doesn't look back at Rahel? Is it a representation of Rahel's pensive thoughtfulness compared to Estha's general lack of awareness?

"c***," nahhh just kidding "coolie" (85).

"God of Small Things" Response

         Similar to what we talked about briefly in class, as I have begun to read more of the novel, the timeline seems to be getting even more difficult to keep up with.  I now understand why you had us create a family tree and a timeline in order to sort out the chronology of events, and the relationships between characters.  There are a great deal of characters in the novel that play a large role, so the constant switching between centuries can get confusing at times.  I was surprised by Chacko's blatantly awkward and uncomfortable manner, describing the girl's as burdens to him, and was slightly puzzled by this.

"Untouchable" Question

- How would you identify Bakha's relationship with Lakha? Deep down did they understand each other or no?