Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The God of Small Things, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Family and Social Obligation
Indian Politics, Society, and Class
Love and Sexuality
Change vs. Preservation
Small Things
Summary
Analysis
Velutha swims across the river and heads towards the History House, thinking that things will get worse but then better.
Like Sophie Mol, Velutha only begins to be characterized before he is killed. The “Loss of Velutha” will haunt the twins like Sophie Mol haunts Ayemenem.
Themes
