There is a lot of talk about insects at the end of chapter 6 and the beginning of chapter 7. The author makes a note of a lot of the little things in the story, like bugs. I suppose that is why the book is called The God of Small Things. At the beginning of Chapter 7, Rahel is looking through Pappachi's study for things that her and Estha had when they were children. Estha just stands by the door and watches his sister.
Then it flashes back to Ammu, and when she came back to Ayemenem. It mentioned that she was very talkative, as if trying to cover something up. This was the last time that Rahel saw her before she died. She died while away on something for business in a hotel room. Rahel and her Chacko watched her being creamated because the church would not bury her, but neither of them cried. Rahel said that she hated Ammu at this point.
Mammachi is playing the violin out on the veranda while she thinks about things. Her mind wanders to Margaret Kochamma, and it is obvious that Mammachi does not like her through the music coming from the violin. There is a party for Sophie Mol, and everyone seems to show good behavior at the beginning. Rahel and Velutha play in the backyard, and Ammu is jealous. She tells Rahel not to be so close to Velutha, but she seems to be just jealous. Maybe something will happen with this "love triangle" later on.
1 comment:
Sometimes Estha needs to speak up or take action, but doesn't. It's almost like watching a passive by-stander who does nothing to avoid an event from happening.
Your comments and questions are very decent. I like how you continue to predict events and outcomes through out the blog. It shows higher level thought processes which is what I'm after in your reflections. It's too bad you didn't comment on Sara's blog, as I think it was her that read the same story as you.
Good call on the love interest plot. We'll see this develop later.
Mr. Farrell
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