Psychological Behaviour and Women's Liberation in Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things"

Abstract

Arundhati Roy's works prominently feature women navigating complex social structures and challenging 
patriarchal norms in India. Her female characters, like Ammu and Rahel in The God of Small Things, often face 
oppression within a rigid, caste-based society, yet they also embody resistance and resilience. Roy's narratives 
highlight the injustices inflicted upon women through patriarchy, love laws, and social taboos, while also 
exploring themes of female agency and empowerment. Indian women are mainly oppressed because the country 
is built around a patriarchal mind set. Patriarchy is a social system in which each and everything in the family is 
controlled and decided by the males. They have the roles of political leadership, moral authority and property 
ownership.