On page 70, Rahel describes the mark on Velutha's back which confirms her suspicion that it was him at the Communist rally. "It had a light brown birthmark, shaped like a pointed dry leaf. He said it was a Lucky Leaf, that made the Monsoons come on time." (Roy 70). The timely arrival of the monsoon season plays in with the story quite nicely. Like the chaos brought about by monsoons, many of the affected areas undergoes massive change, rearranging, and destruction. The Monsoons do bring good, though, like a promising harvest season. So, much like their timely arrival, it plays in with "The God of Small Things" in the sense that Sophie Mol and Velutha's arrivals line up quite closely. This results in a string of chaos, including the death of Sophie and the revelation of Velutha's relationship with Ammu, which also leads to destruction. What the death does funcation as, however, is an adhesive for the members of the suffering family, which is like the goodness brought by the monsoons.