Arundhati Roy's Characters Who Refused to Shrink

Imagine characters in books who don't want to follow all the rules.

Arundhati Roy writes about people who are told to be quiet or small, but they decide to be themselves instead.

Some fall in love with people they shouldn't, like Ammu, who loved a man from a different social group.

Others, like Estha, stop talking because they don't like the unfair things happening around them.

Anjum, who is different from birth, creates a family and a home for others.

Tilo and Musa show that it's okay to be complicated and fight for what you believe in, even if it's hard.

Naga the journalist quits his job to tell the truth.

These characters teach us that it's brave to be true to yourself, even when it's scary, and that living your own life is the most important thing.