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PopeyetheSailorman
PopeyetheSailormanis
alludedtowhenBaby
Kochamma,Ammu,Raheland
Esthaarewatching
theSound
ofMusic
(1965)atthemovie
theater.Rahelisfascinated
withanactornamed
ChristopherPlummer,who
playsanavyofficerBaronvon
Trapp.Thenarratorthensays,
ImPopeyethesailorman
dumdum(94).
TheallusiontoPopeyetheSailormanisrelatedtothecharacter
BaronvonTrappin
theSoundofMusic
.Furthermore,Trappwas
actuallyarealpersonwhoservedintheAustrianNavy.This
allusionisusedtoportrayanideasofhowchildrenthink.The
authormakestheadolescentRaheljuxtaposetheimageofthe
movieBaronvonTrappwiththeimageofPopeyetheSailorman
becauseoftheirnavyassociation.Theauthorhighlightshow
childrensperspectivesareoftenskewedbecauseoflackof
knowledgeoftheworldaroundthem.Overall,theideathat
childrenaretooyoungtounderstandcertainthingsintheworld
likethecastesystemisportrayedfromthisallusion.
Macauleyandthe
EnglishCannon
"Macauley,whosaidthat"a
singleshelfofagood
Europeanlibraryisworththe
wholenativeliteratureofIndia"
hasbeenpaidbackforhis
ignorantdenigrationofIndian
literaturehehasbeenpelted
withmasterpieces.His
punishmenthastakenaform
whichhecouldnothave
imagined,thevividprosperity
ofanIndianliterature,anda
Pakistaniliterature,writtenin
Macaulay'sownlanguage"
LordMacaulaysMinuteon
Educationspeech1835
ThisspeechbyLordMacaulayaddressesanissueregarding
governmentfundsduringtheBritishcolonizationinIndia.British
Governmentwasusingfundsfortheintellectualimprovementof
india.HefeltitwasnecessarytoridIndialiteraturefromthe
educationofnativeIndiansbecauseitwasnotproperand
disruptedtheBritishattempttoeducatetheIndians.ArundhatiRoy
hadfoundgreatinfluencefromLordMacaulay'sEnglishCannon,
inherownwriting.TheauthorusestheIpefamilyasanexample
torepresenttheIndiansocietygoingthroughwesternizationin
morecurrenttimes.TheIpefamily,asasymbol,emphasizesthe
ideologyofwhitesuperioritythroughthefocusputonSophieMols
character.ThisisduetothethefactthatSophieMolis
halfEnglishandhalfIndian.Overall,theideaofgrowingoutof
culturalvaluesisrepresentedthroughthisallusionthatinfluenced
theGodofSmallThings
.