1) Most of chapter 12, titled Kochu Thomban, is about performances that take place in the Ayemenem Temple (see page 220). This part, at least to me, seemed out of place and disconnected. I don't understand the significance. What is the purpose of telling these folkstories (I assume that's what they are) just as the book's plot is thickening?
2)So far, we have identified a something/someone "shaped Hole in the Universe" as being the death of that thing or person. On page 237, Margaret Kochamma forms a "schoolteacher-shaped Hole in the Universe". We know that Margaret is not yet dead, so why is this phrase used here?
A couple of links. First, they mention Chacko being a Rhodes Scholar again, and I just found the website for this program: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/ Also, The Heart of Darkness is mentioned again, and here's some interesting information about the book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness -Mel
1) "If he touched her he couldn't talk to her, if he loved her he couldn't leave, if he spoke he couldn't listen, if he fought he couldn't win. Who was, the one-armed man? Who could he have been? the God of Loss? The God of Small Things? The God of Goosebumps and Sudden Smiles?" This quotation has the title in it, it is not the first time the title is mentioned, but it is the first time we see the God of Small Things being compared to an actual human being. We also see The God inreference to other Gods. 2)"She was as wrinkled as a dhobi's thumb from being in water for too long. A spongy mermaid who had forgotten how to swim. A silver thimble clenched, for luck, in her liitle fist." I think that this creates a wonderful, but sad, image of Sophie Mol and her death. This is one of the first times we see her death as it happens, or what she looks like right after. Also we see how other charatcers saw her and her death.
fealty: fidelity to a lord. "And it was Duryodhana, the eldest of the one hundred Kaurava brothers, that came to his rescue by gifting him a kingdom of his own. Karna, in return, had pledged Duryodhana eternal fealty. (222)"
mirthless: devoid of cheerfulness. "... and pulling her mouth downwards into a mirthless smile that contained just a glimmer of teeth. (227)" (description of Margaret Kochamma)
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Two questions:
1) Most of chapter 12, titled Kochu Thomban, is about performances that take place in the Ayemenem Temple (see page 220). This part, at least to me, seemed out of place and disconnected. I don't understand the significance. What is the purpose of telling these folkstories (I assume that's what they are) just as the book's plot is thickening?
2)So far, we have identified a something/someone "shaped Hole in the Universe" as being the death of that thing or person. On page 237, Margaret Kochamma forms a "schoolteacher-shaped Hole in the Universe". We know that Margaret is not yet dead, so why is this phrase used here?
A couple of links.
First, they mention Chacko being a Rhodes Scholar again, and I just found the website for this program: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
Also, The Heart of Darkness is mentioned again, and here's some interesting information about the book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness
-Mel
HEY! ok so here are my two quotations:
1) "If he touched her he couldn't talk to her, if he loved her he couldn't leave, if he spoke he couldn't listen, if he fought he couldn't win. Who was, the one-armed man? Who could he have been? the God of Loss? The God of Small Things? The God of Goosebumps and Sudden Smiles?" This quotation has the title in it, it is not the first time the title is mentioned, but it is the first time we see the God of Small Things being compared to an actual human being. We also see The God inreference to other Gods.
2)"She was as wrinkled as a dhobi's thumb from being in water for too long. A spongy mermaid who had forgotten how to swim. A silver thimble clenched, for luck, in her liitle fist." I think that this creates a wonderful, but sad, image of Sophie Mol and her death. This is one of the first times we see her death as it happens, or what she looks like right after. Also we see how other charatcers saw her and her death.
Vocab:
fealty: fidelity to a lord.
"And it was Duryodhana, the eldest of the one hundred Kaurava brothers, that came to his rescue by gifting him a kingdom of his own. Karna, in return, had pledged Duryodhana eternal fealty. (222)"
mirthless: devoid of cheerfulness.
"... and pulling her mouth downwards into a mirthless smile that contained just a glimmer of teeth. (227)" (description of Margaret Kochamma)
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