Friday, May 14, 2010
Although this family went through many huge and life changing events during their lives, the book also has a big focus on the "small things". Arundhati Roy has an uncanny knack for going into such brilliant (yet small) details, and this has only been accentuated as the book goes on. Sure, she tells the story of this family who live quite a crazy life, but she also acknowledges the little things in life that can make a more lasting impression on each of us than we'd ever suspect. For instance, on page 289: "They trudged...Past a deepblue beetle balanced on an unbending blade of grass." I just think that it is sweet little details and simple beauties like this that can make difficult situations a little easier.
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As people live through difficult life and experience tragedy, people begin to realize the small things. This family when through such a difficult life, they are able to love and realize the small thigns that surrounds them they have not known about. I think they became extremely mature.
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