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Arundhati Roy The God of Contemporary Mary Not  The advocacy of  Arundhati Roy
small things postmodernist feminist Wollstonecraft Mentioned women's rights on the dismantles age-old
(novel) theory ground of the equality customs about
of the sexes. women and exposes
 To destabilize the that women can
patriarchal norms perform the same
entrenched in society part with men, only
that have led to gender if they achieve a
inequality. distinct level of their
own and learn to
transform the
conventional
barriers of their
blackout.
 The novel deals with
the class
classification exists
within India.
 Velthua was lynched
and beaten to death
by the police just
because he belonged
to a lower caste in
the society and was
in love with Ammu
while Ammu was
imprisoned inside
her room by her
family members.
Arundhati Roy The God of Ecofeminism Françoise Not  Feminism that  The author refers to
Small Things d'Eaubonne Mentioned examines the animals and plants
(novel) connections between that required a voice
women and nature. that told the story of
 Focuses on the concept nature or of innate
of gender to analyze instinct through the
the relationships medium of human
between humans and beings: an inverted
the natural world. form of apologues
where the story of
humans was told
through animals.
 Ammu stands
analogous to the
river that functions
as a microcosm of
the ecosystem. The
survival instinct of
female characters
against patriarchy is
outlined in the
language of ecology,
in a stance that
emblematizes the
dismantling of
boundaries in the
culture/nature
dialectical pair.
Arundhati Roy The God of The theory of sexual Kate Millett Sexual  Its considered to be a  The relationship
small things politics politics central text of "second-
(novel) wave feminism," a
period that is often
associated with the
phrase "the personal is
the political"—which
ties the daily
experience of women
to systematic issues of
gender oppression.  The relationship that
 There are men who can
excel in domestic roles
and women who can
be successful leaders,
scientists, and creative
artists—and Kate
Millett asserts that  The relationship
talent in any sphere
should not be restricted
by gender.
 Millett demonstrates
how male-dominated
culture has produced
writers and literary
works that are
degrading to women
and hurtful of efforts to
reform and alleviate the
conditions of women’s
lives.
 Ammu’s married
between Ammu and
Velutha as love, in
diametrical contrast
with the former
pattern, based on
independent choices
and guided and
inspired by radical
politics.
operates under
feudal and capitalist
social system
signifies absolute
dominance of males
over females.
between Pappachi
and his wife,
Mammachi, is that
of the oppressor and
the oppressed. She is
treated as a baby
producing machine
by him. He takes it
for granted that it is
right and duty for
him to torture and
bully the wife. He is
seventeen years
older than her and
his being much
older irritates him
greatly (Th e God
47). He turns
jealous of her youth
and the attention she
gets. His jealousy
turns into physical
violence (Th e God
48).
life illustrates the
maltreatment of
wives by their
husbands.