e1) How does the Ayemenem House with its elevated front verandah that "gave it the dignity of a stage"(158) relate to the History House and the Play, especially in the scene on pgs 167-168?
2) What is the significance of the following repetitions?:
-ants/death/carcasses pgs. 148, bottom of 154, and 176
-Estha blocking the light and creating an Estha-shaped Hole in the Universe (pg. 149) vs. "the dark drapes across a bright day" in Mammachi's head (pg. 159) vs. Margaret Kochamma's school-shaped Hole in the Universe (pg. 170)
"The arrangement suited Mammachi, because in her mind, a fee clarified things. Disjuncted sex from love. Needs from feelings" (161). This quotation stood out for me because it related to the classification motif that we've been discussing. Mammachi, someone who has been ravaged by a stormy, abusive marriage, feels as if she is forever in her son's debt for ending the brass vase beatings. She is able to forgive so many of Chacko's faults. It was interesting to understand that for Mammachi, it's easier to be able to categorize feelings of love in order to forgive him and assign an excuse for his improper behavior.
"She developsed a lofty sense of injustice and the mulish, reckless streak that develops in Someone Small who has been bullied all their lives by Someone Big" (173). This quotation reminded me of the descriptions of the Small God and the Big God. The Small God is like a "rich boy in shorts" who simply doesn't care about whatever rules the Big God might have set up. The Small God continues to be mischevious, reckless in behavior even though they know they will be repudiated by the Big God.
garrulous: adj. excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
"...Ammu would interrupt with a new thought or query. She seemed terrified of what adult thing her daughter might say and thaw Frozen Time. Fear made her garrulous. She kept it at bay with her babble," (153).
Palps: n. feelers
"Rahel noticed that she had new, thick hairs in her eyebrows, long—like palps," (153)
Before Sophie Mol arrives, Mammachi is playing a movement of Handel's Water Music. This is interesting because its premiere was played for King George I. He enjoyed it so much that he had it played three times. This relates to the fact that the story is about a family of Anglophiles.
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e1) How does the Ayemenem House with its elevated front verandah that "gave it the dignity of a stage"(158) relate to the History House and the Play, especially in the scene on pgs 167-168?
2) What is the significance of the following repetitions?:
-ants/death/carcasses pgs. 148, bottom of 154, and 176
-Estha blocking the light and creating an Estha-shaped Hole in the Universe (pg. 149) vs. "the dark drapes across a bright day" in Mammachi's head (pg. 159) vs. Margaret Kochamma's school-shaped Hole in the Universe (pg. 170)
"The arrangement suited Mammachi, because in her mind, a fee clarified things. Disjuncted sex from love. Needs from feelings"
(161). This quotation stood out for me because it related to the classification motif that we've been discussing. Mammachi, someone who has been ravaged by a stormy, abusive marriage, feels as if she is forever in her son's debt for ending the brass vase beatings. She is able to forgive so many of Chacko's faults. It was interesting to understand that for Mammachi, it's easier to be able to categorize feelings of love in order to forgive him and assign an excuse for his improper behavior.
"She developsed a lofty sense of injustice and the mulish, reckless streak that develops in Someone Small who has been bullied all their lives by Someone Big" (173). This quotation reminded me of the descriptions of the Small God and the Big God. The Small God is like a "rich boy in shorts" who simply doesn't care about whatever rules the Big God might have set up. The Small God continues to be mischevious, reckless in behavior even though they know they will be repudiated by the Big God.
garrulous: adj. excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
"...Ammu would interrupt with a new thought or query. She seemed terrified of what adult thing her daughter might say and thaw Frozen Time. Fear made her garrulous. She kept it at bay with her babble," (153).
Palps: n. feelers
"Rahel noticed that she had new, thick hairs in her eyebrows, long—like palps," (153)
Before Sophie Mol arrives, Mammachi is playing a movement of Handel's Water Music. This is interesting because its premiere was played for King George I. He enjoyed it so much that he had it played three times. This relates to the fact that the story is about a family of Anglophiles.
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