The elements of Sexism in 'The God of Small Things'

  Elements of Sexism in ‘The God of Small Things’ or Roy as a Feminist Novelist The novel ‘God of Small Things’ highlights the difficulties of living in a caste-based society. Arundhati Roy is a modern novelist and her novels have won wide acclaim all over the world because she deals with the issues of universal interest. Roy succeeded in discussing the matters which were previously taken as ‘social taboos’. Roy has touched the issue of sexism in order to awaken awareness in the society in general and among the women in special. The false superiority and brutality on the part of manhood is considered to be the fate and final destiny of the women. Roy has webbed the gender-based complexities very successfully and intellectually. Almost every character of ‘God of Small Things’ is a debatable figure on the issue of sexism. Mammachi was also one of the victims of sexism. She was the butt of Pappachi’s brutality just because he was a man. She was running ‘Paradise Pickles and Preserves’ all