In any case, it's certainly a good thing to think about.
Monday, May 10, 2010
In class today, when creating our diagram of the caste system in The God of Small Things, I realized how very complicated their social situation is. I think it was Noah who pointed out that their caste system is not a clean, flowing one. Not all parts are connected. There are gaps. There is over lapping. And although it is not usually the case, there are ways to skirt the system, to move up the ranks, such as was with Velutha. Of course, his case was a rare one for the times in India.
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Doing this in class also helped me out a lot and i was glad we did it. Looking at the way a persons status affects each character. How there are such dynamics and ways to navigate your way through life by these standards. Where you are placed into the world you are immediately put into a certain class. What ever your parents ranks are, you will fill in their food steps. A persons status can change very easily now, but looking at the Indian caste system in the book, you truly see how odd and it is. How it isn't a perfect pyramid, or a line, or anything. Its dynamic and has many holes!
I completely agree with both of you, and it is so hard to realize that their caste system isn't a perfect tree or a perfect pyramid. I thought the half alive tree and the half dead tree was a really good idea and really showed the caste system of the Ipe Family.
I also agree with all of you. In my class we had to think hard about the the diagram. and as a group we decided that the best way to describe the caste system was by drawing a tree which was half on fire and the other half was beautiful.
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