The God of Small Things

by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

The God of Small Things falls into the literary fiction genre, using childlike wordplay and poignant literary devices to piece together the heartbreaking tragedy. The author uses flowing imagery and bold personification to situate the reader in the lush greenery of Ayemenem. Roy also uses made-up words, from "mossgreen" to "fishswimming" to "porketmunny." These plays on words bring an imaginative and erudite tone to the prose.