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How the Caste System and British Colonization that Constructed Class Discrimination in India are Portrayed in "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy.
Johanes Arya Amandu

Last modified: 2023-06-25

Abstract


 

The Caste System is a unique and complicated social problem in India. The system itself is a Hindhu dogma that divides society based on skill or occupation; it consists of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudhras. However, there is also a group of people who do not belong to any caste, they are the Dalits or the Paravans. Targeting low-caste people and those without caste, the system gives birth to social inequality and nasty human rights violations that have been going on for hundreds of years, especially after the system was codified by the British Colonial Government. This research was conducted to present the reality portrayed in "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy, about how the laws issued by the Indian Government itself, or the antithesis brought by the West to India such as Marxism and Christianity are powerless to change the Caste System, equalize all people, and eradicate the caste discrimination.


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