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What societal issue is a major theme in the novel The God of Small Things?

AReligious conversion

BCaste discrimination

CUrbanization

DCorruption

Answer:

B. Caste discrimination

Read Explanation:

  • The God of Small Things basically deals with the complicated relationships between members of the Ipe family in Ayemenem, India.

  • Each family member has different factors weighing on their relationships, like social obligation, familial duty, and personal dislike.

  • Baby Kochamma, one of the book’s most negative characters, allows her personal grudges and preoccupation with society’s approval to lead her to betray her own family.


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