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The God of Small Things Motifs

Motifs and symbols tracked across analyzed chapters, with links back to chapter summaries and chapter analysis pages.

rain

2 occurrencesemerging

silence

2 occurrencesemerging

twins

2 occurrencesemerging

authority

1 occurrencessingle-hit

bird on a coffin

1 occurrencessingle-hit

blood

1 occurrencessingle-hit

blue sky

1 occurrencessingle-hit

boat on the river

1 occurrencessingle-hit

cake

1 occurrencessingle-hit

cake (ritual offering)

1 occurrencessingle-hit

drinks (orange/lemon)

1 occurrencessingle-hit

exit door

1 occurrencessingle-hit

exit sign

1 occurrencessingle-hit

funeral

1 occurrencessingle-hit

glass eye

1 occurrencessingle-hit

glass eye (sight/insight)

1 occurrencessingle-hit

insects

1 occurrencessingle-hit

Inspector Thomas Mathew

1 occurrencessingle-hit

Kottayam Police Station

1 occurrencessingle-hit

lemon drink

1 occurrencessingle-hit

microphone

1 occurrencessingle-hit

mysterious bat

1 occurrencessingle-hit

orange drink

1 occurrencessingle-hit

penis handoff

1 occurrencessingle-hit

pickles & preserves

1 occurrencessingle-hit

preserves

1 occurrencessingle-hit

rain (cleansing/ominous)

1 occurrencessingle-hit

river

1 occurrencessingle-hit

river boat (hidden love)

1 occurrencessingle-hit

river water

1 occurrencessingle-hit

singing

1 occurrencessingle-hit

theater curtains

1 occurrencessingle-hit

theatre

1 occurrencessingle-hit

Vellya Paapen

1 occurrencessingle-hit

yellow church

1 occurrencessingle-hit

yellow church (mourning)

1 occurrencessingle-hit