I think this book starts off dramatic. There's so much stuff going on. This family isn't in the highest class so they have to work hard. I thought it was sad when Velutha humiliated the family at the protest scene. What struck my emotion was when Mammachi didn't fire Velutha because he was the best worker in the Pickle Factory. It was also sad when Estha was raped by one of the characters in the sound of music. What hit me the most was when Sophie Mol died and in order to save their mother Estha and Rahel and to keep a secret about what really happened.