![]() ![]() ![]() She also knows something else: "She knew who he was – the God of Loss, the God of Small Things. Ammu notices a curl of shaved wood in Rahel's hair and knows that the kids have been to see Velutha. (11.5-6) When Ammu wakes from her dream, Rahel and Estha are there with her. In her dream (which takes place in Chapter 11 and happens to be entitled "The God of Small Things"), Ammu dreams of a man with one arm who holds her close to him: He could only do one thing at a time. Who is this person? Well, from Ammu's dream, we get the idea that the God of Small Things represents Velutha, the man whom she loves in spite of the fact that society will never approve of them being together. On one hand, we can focus on the first half of the title and think of the particular person to whom it might refer – the God of Small Things. There are a couple ideas to mull over when we think about the novel's title. ![]()
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