The Power of Narration and Stream of Consciousness in The God of Small Things

Abstract

Indian writers are always levelled down in the concept of narration which is a myth. If western writers experiment with style consciously, Indians unconsciously attempt this, understanding the content to such an extent that it overflows in narration. This paper tries to study the narrative style of the novel The God of Small Things that created a tremor revealing the hidden issues and motives inside the class conscious people. Roy uses ‘stream of consciousness’, moves away from the ties of grammar, transports the myriad thoughts to the text with an effective focalization. The 'how’ of the text appeals the reader and then the message is carried through the medium of language. Thus, this paper explores how stream of consciousness works in this novel.