Velutha of Small ThingsThe small and trivial things of life are most often avoided and for this reason they are left to find safe haven in furtive locations similar to "History House" "o the river. Being the guardian of these small things can be both positive and negative, as demonstrated by the final fate of Velutha, Arundhati Roy shows the minute details that fill the lives of her characters and furnish them. the mansions that cannot protect them. Roy not only addresses the importance of small things, but also does so by giving Velutha the title "The God of Small Things". of Little Things is Velutha as a representation of all the little things that are often overlooked In a society concerned with "Big Things" such as the caste system, political affiliations, and marriage, Roy directs the reader to the little things that often have. more weight in the overall impact on the lives of the characters in the novel. They can be small creatures, wooden toys, nail polish, whispers and emotions that are most often overlooked. All these things seem to have no place or substance in the lives of characters like Baby Kochamma and Comrade Pillai; the society they live in is primarily concerned with social standing with respect to the case system and politics. Roy points out that it is wrong to live only by these ideas. He gives the example of Velutha, who doesn't seem to care about social standing and seems to live a better life than those around him. Even though he is an Untouchable, he devotes himself to carpentry, a profession which, according to the caste system, should be covered only by... halves of paper... what respect for the little things in life.Velutha is described as dying as an insect: diminutive, trampled and crushed. Although he dies this way, his death is very significant. In this sense, he is truly the “God of small things,” representing the importance of small things in life. He's not invincible. Beaten and wounded even after his death, there is still something beautiful in his death; he dies because of the risk he took for his passion, and even though the condition of his corpse is horrible, Velutha's nails are still painted red, the work of Rahel and Esthahappen. The significant and most human part of Velutha exists. When he dies, the importance of these "little things" remains: with his death Ammu's path and the life of the twins are defined. Works Cited Roy, Arundhati. The God of small things. New York: Random House, 1997. Print.