The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy is a multifaceted novel structured in a complex style. Roy has surreptitiously intertwined and connected his thoughts which require deeper analysis from the readers. Creating an unusual but successful narrative that has won praise from most literary critics. The novel tells the story of the Ipe family of Aymenem, India. Each of the numerous family members contributes to complicating the series of events and consequences of Sophie Mol's death. The novel uses a wide range of literary devices such as symbolism and themes such as the caste system. Roy creates vibrant images through the use of colors, more specifically blue, red and yellow, which aim to evoke a specific effect on readers and convey certain themes such as colonialism and oppression. There are three main colors that appear in The God of Small Things, which consist of blue, red, and yellow. But the central color throughout the novel is blue. Blue simply symbolizes imperialism. “Pappachi, Baby Kochamma, and Margaret Kochamma are the main representatives of the old social order that is in danger of losing its grip on the local community” (Sadaf 74). In particular, the characters Pappachi and Baby Kochamma try to spread their love for English culture in their postcolonial society. Ironically, the characters advocate Anglophilia instead of trying to save what remains of their rapidly diminishing Indian heritage and culture. Therefore, Roy may be attempting to portray these characters' loyalty to British culture by constantly associating them with the color blue. As a result, these characters along with the color blue help spread Roy's warnings about the negative effect... center of the card... readers and create a realistic nerve. -Overwhelming mood. It is clear that while writing the novel, Roy laid the foundations of his story and then began to build and enrich the plot, as he would with a building, Roy jumps from the present time to the flashback, each time creating a new puzzle to put back together with the his audience. As we peel away the multiple layers of the story, Roy's astonishing writing talent becomes evident. Somehow he took such a simple tool as pictures, focused on specific colors, and as a result, designed such a memorable story that revolves around colors. Roy instills certain feelings in his audience and depicts themes of oppression and colonialism through his use of color symbolism and imagery. As we begin to understand the meanings of these colors, we successfully begin to grasp the multiple messages that Roy attempts to convey..