Multicultural elements in Arundhati Roy’s the god of small things

Abstract

This paper intends is to shed light on the multicultural themes highlighted by Arundhati Roy in her magnum opus The God of Small Things, such as caste, creed, untouchability, women's condition, and Diaspora. In addition to this the paper further explores the issues like racial discrimination, cultural alienation, East-West discord, Identity Crises, Intercommunity/interracial marriage, racial prejudices, cultural dominance etc. All the female characters are described by Roy in an outstanding manner. This paper also highlighted women’s condition with regards the culture. When there is time to come to accept the cultures of society, they show their acceptance. On the contrary, when cultures are against them, they show their rejection. This shows their ability to openness to change.