Mammachi

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Mammachi is the strict, musically gifted matriarch and grandmother in Arundhati Roy’s novel "The God of Small Things."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Character in a novel
Fictional character
Matriarch
appearsIn The God of Small Things NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme Caste discrimination
Family power dynamics
Gender roles
Patriarchy
attitudeDescription Deeply prejudiced against Velutha
Harsh and judgmental towards Ammu
coOwnsWith Chacko NERFINISHED
createdBy Arundhati Roy NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork 1997
gender Female
hasAttitudeTowards Ammu NERFINISHED
Estha NERFINISHED
Rahel NERFINISHED
Velutha NERFINISHED
hasChild Ammu NERFINISHED
Baby Kochamma NERFINISHED
Chacko NERFINISHED
hasFullName Soshamma Ipe NERFINISHED
hasGrandchild Estha NERFINISHED
Rahel NERFINISHED
hasSkill Pickle making
hasTalent Violin playing
isDescribedAs Authoritarian
Conservative
Musically gifted
Strict
isFrom Ayemenem NERFINISHED
Kerala NERFINISHED
isMatriarchOf Ipe family NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
manages Household in Ayemenem NERFINISHED
marriedTo Pappachi NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction Embodiment of traditional social norms
Source of familial authority and control
nationality Indian
occupation Factory owner
owns Paradise Pickles & Preserves NERFINISHED
religion Syrian Christian NERFINISHED
roleInFamily Grandmother
Mother
suffersFrom Domestic abuse
timePeriodOfFiction Mid-20th-century Kerala

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Velutha employedBy Mammachi
Estha hasGrandmother Mammachi
Rahel hasGrandmother Mammachi
Ammu hasParent Mammachi
Baby Kochamma manipulates Mammachi
Sophie Mol relatedTo Mammachi
Baby Kochamma relativeOf Mammachi