Monday, May 10, 2010
Ive noticed the difference in the way the characters of the book feel towards Sophie Mol. They all claim to "love" her, and in some cases they do. Margret Kotchamma loves her because she is her daughter, and the same for Chacko. But in terms of the rest of the family, I think their love for her revolves around what she stands for rather than Sophie Mol herself. Because they are a family of Anglophiles they "love" Sophie Mol for her beach colored skin and background. She represents what they all wish to be.
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Very interesting. Then maybe when Sophie Mol dies, its not just that she died but also that the symbol and hope of becoming respected or accepted vanished. Possibly this was another reason for Baby to act so harshly toward Estha and Rahel in the end of the book.
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