Chapters 7&8

Chapter 7 was relatively short recalling when Ammu died. She died in a hotel room from athsma. The day before she died she visited Rahel, but Ammu was drunk. This made Rahel hate Ammu.

Chapter 8 picks up at the factory where everyone is waiting to see Sophie Mol. Everyone makes a huge fuss over her while Rahel plays with Velutha. Velutha denies marching with the communists the day before. Maragret Kochamma asks a question innapropriately and Ammu answers sarcastically and storms off. Rahel doesnt like Sophi Mol so far. Estha is missing somewhere.

I think that something will happen between Velutha and Ammu. Before when they were younger they couldn't be together because the castes didnt permit it. But now since the revolution they can be together. I think they will be together. However, it will have to be a secret realtionship because Mammachi and the rest still do not approve of him. I guess they will always think in the old ways of the caste society.

I'm getting really sick of Sophie Mol already. She just seems like a stuck up english girl, just like her mother. They need to go back to where they came from. I know CHacko misses Sophie Mol and Maragret, but Margaret sure doesnt miss him and i dont think Sophie Mol even cares about him. She doesnt even acknowledge him as her dad.

I really hope Estha wasnt kidnapped by the orangedrink lemondrink. That would be terrible.

It helps having already learned about caste society in India to better understand this book.

One thing im really not liking about this book is that it is jumping around so much. You really have to concentrate and then take the events that happen and put them in correct order in your head. UGH.