The first two chapters of this book were very long compared to the other chapters because they introduced the characters and gave background on them.
Mammachi- the grandmother of the twins and mother of Ammu. Had a pickly factory called "Paradise Pickles and Preserves." Was abused by her husband because he didnt like her being successful.
Pappachi- the grandfather of the twins. he is deceased at the time of this book. the twins rememeber that he discovered a new kind moth but was never given credit for the discovery until after his death.
Rahel- the girl twin
Estha- the boy twin
Baby Kochamma- the ex-nun. bossy and stern and always thinks she knows how people should live their lives. she never liked the twins because they were born from a divorced marriage.
Ammu- the mother of the twins and daughter of mammachi and pappachi. Married a drunk and had the twins and then divorced him because he started to be violent towards the children.
Velutha- a man 3 years younger than Ammu who the twins adore. He builds toys out of reed and is a very good carpenter. some think he could be an engineer if he wasn't an untouchable. He dissapeared from home for five months after that and no one knows why. He is the neighbor of Ammu, Estha, and Rahel, who all adore him.
Chacko- the uncle of the twins
Chacko, Ammu, Baby Kochama, and the twins are all in their blue plymoth when a protest erupts in the city. The untouchables were having a revolution and trying to get their women higher pay, an hour lunchbreak from working in the fields, and they didn't want to be addressed by their caste names. In this protest, Rahel swore she saw Velutha. When she told this to the rest of the car Ammu became very angry and told her to shut up and that it wasn't Velutha. After the protestors area way from the car, Chacko asks Rahel if she was sure that Velutha was in the protest and Rahel said she wasn't sure. The rest of the car disregarded the fact that Rahel might of saw Velutha, but Rahel was 100% sure it was Velutha.
The book is really confusing so far. It keeps jumping around in time and i dont really know everyone and their connections to each other that well just yet to not get lost when it jumps. I do like Velutha so far. He seems like a really genuine person. It is a shame that he is an untouchable or he could be better friends with Ammu and the twins.
I think the man in the protest was Velutha. I think Rahel likes him enough to recognize him anywhere. The rest of the family doesnt want to acknowledge the fact that it was Velutha for some reason. Deep down they all probably know that it really was Velutha in the crowd.
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The names of the story are quite weird I thought. Of course the story seems to center around the twins, which drive the plot. That said, when I first read it, there was a lot going on that took me a while to figure out where the storyline was going.
I never liked the character of Baby Kochamma, even from the beginning of the story.
Ammu on the other hand is a loving and nice character, and there are a few others along the way it seems. Starting the book off with a funeral is quite strange though, but it does a good job of making the reader try and figure out who and how Sophie Mol died.
The names are quite tough, so I can see how you might be easily confused by them. The author also doesn't do a very good job in connecting the characters together early on. Plus the whole time travel thing is hard to follow too.
I forgot that Velutha is an untouchable until I read your post. As you say, he's sort of kept at a distance which is a shame.
Good intro so far.
Mr. Farrell
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