Arundhati Roy is celebrated as one of the most famous and talented Indian writers in English. A major part of her career has been devoted to giving a voice to the marginalised section of people and standing against injustice. Arundhati Roy brings out how society conditions people into accepting certain behaviours as the ultimate truth. In The God of Small Things, Roy talks about social conditioning, along with the impacts of patriarchy and caste discrimination. The novel details these themes through the experiences of several generations and diverse characters. The present research paper explores how social stigma and inherited prejudice reinforce conformity and punish people who resist. The researchers have also referred to many feminist and sociological theories to argue that Arundhati Roy has exposed the invisible mechanism through which society sustains oppression. Ultimately, the novel can be understood as a very powerful critique of caste, patriarchy, and the psychological consequences of social conditioning in contemporary Indian society.
Department of English Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut
