Roy Hattersley

Although desire presents itself in many charged forms in The God of Small Things, we can view the plot of the narrative as a series of disrupted yet connected events that are propelled by, or a product of, individual resistance fuelled by a Desire to Transgress. This plot of individual resistance is represented through the female protagonist Ammu and her daughter Rahel, as a foil of her mother, and is most explicit in the ending of the novel, when they both commit sexual acts that violate the conditions

art I have chosen to examine the work and to some extent lives of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol who were two of the main forces behind the American movement. I intend to reflect the attitudes of the public and artists in America at this time, while examining the growing popularity of pop art from its rocky, abstract expressionist start in the 1950s through the height of consumer culture in the 60s and 70s to the present day. Roy Liechtenstein, (fig 1) was born in 1923 into to a middle class Hungarian

"The Gods of Small Things," written by Arundhati Roy, tells the story about an Indian family, forbidden love, and horrors during the upbringing of twins Estha and Rahel. It is a sad but humorous story of a peculiar family in India, the West 's intrusion, and the caste systems terrifying regime. The family we follow is a family that is pretty well off. They own a small factory, Paradise Pickles and Preserves, where they have workers who are of lower caste. The twins Estha and Rahel have always felt

In the novel The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, the reader notices the differences between the modern American view of politics and society between the politics and society in the novel. This novel takes place in the southwestern part of India in a town called Kerala and is focused on the wealthy family of the Syrian Christian Ipe family of Ayemenem. Within this family, many of them have problems in their lives and as a result, go to the house once their problems have taken a turn for the

Jack Zipes in his book Relentless Progress : The Reconfiguration of Children 's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling puts forward a valid perspective that the act of a child reading any form of children’s literature is set up to promote “adult aims and the power of the market” (4). Although this perspective is important to remember when considering how the formation of childhood identity is guided and influenced by children’s literature, it is important to remember that the literature itself

Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928, was one of the most successful artists within the pop art movement. At the age of 8, Warhol was diagnosed with a rare, sometimes fatal, disease named Chorea. Also known as St. Vitus’s dance, a neurological disorder that is characterized by jerky involuntary movements affecting especially the shoulders, hips and face. Warhol, was left bedridden of several months, however during these months was when he found out about his talent for drawing. Later

helped her mother with the housework.(Roy, 1997, 38) The double standards of the society is further highlighted in the fact that- when the estranged daughter is treated very harshly in the household, is not allowed to take part in the family functions and subjected to demeaning remarks; the estranged son of the same household not only remains the favourite in the family but is also encouraged when he flirts with another woman. Existence of a rigid caste sysem Roy brings the rigid caste system into the

others. All around the world there are heroes, everywhere you see there is someone who has helped someone in need and has done the right thing. According to Art Green's post in November, specifically one important hero is Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez. He did something very extraordinary. He went on a very dangerous rescue mission to save his military buddies; he was the only one to go. Additionally went off with just a knife and a medic bag, he had to many with gunshot wounds all around

The“God of Small Things is a debut novel of Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins. Their lives are destroyed by the “Love Laws” that lay down “who should be loved, and how. And how much”. (1998: 168) The novel explores how the small things affect people’s behaviour and their lives. It is the history-through-hear-say of a family of Syrian Christians in Kerala. It looks at everything in the spirit of comedy. There is a lot of a devastatingly, sardonically,

This story is set in England in the Middle Ages in the year 1377. It is about a young boy called Crispin, who is declared a fugitive by the steward of his village. He runs away and is hunted by the steward and his men. He meets a friend called Bear and travels with him to the city, where he learns the truth about himself and manages to win his freedom. Crispin is a thirteen-year-old boy who lives with his mother in the small village of Stromford, which is part of Lord Furnival's land. He has no