The God of Small Things

Chapter 6 to 10
 Characters
Rahel and Estha : the twins, Ammu and
Babus twin children
Margareth Kochamma : Chackos British ex-
wife and Sophie Mols Mather
Baby Cochamma : Rahel and Esthas
grandaunt
Sophie Mol : a pivotal character but we do
not realy get to know her well
Chacko : Ammus brother
Chapter 6: Cochin Kangaroos
Back in 1969, it is the day of Sophie Mol and Margaret
Kochammas arrival at the Cochin Airport. Ammu
dresses Rahel in a special dress, and Rahel feels like an
Airport Fairy ready for the play they have been
rehearsing for: being on their best behavior to impress
Sophie Mol. Rahel notices four life-sized kangaroo
statues (with trashcan pouches) in the Arrivals Lounge
as the family waits.
 Baby Kochamma tells the twins that they are
Ambassadors of India so they must be on their best
behavior. Rahel digs through the kangaroo trashcans
and Estha is distracted by frightened thoughts of the
Orange drink Lemondrink Man. Finally Sophie Mol
and Margaret Kochamma arrive, and everyone greets
each other politely, saying only Small Things and
leaving the Big Things unsaid. Chacko is proud and
excited to see his ex-wife and daughter, and he starts
introducing everyone. Sophie is wearing yellow bell-
bottoms and is loved from the beginning.
Chacko introduces Estha, Estha refuses to say how do
you do and Ammu furiously promises him a
punishment later. Meanwhile Rahel has disappeared
behind a curtain and wont come out, as she is afraid of
Ammus anger and the moth on her own heart.

Chacko picks up Sophie Mol until she asks him to put

her down, and then they go to get her luggage. Estha
coaxes Rahel out from the curtain and Ammu berates
the twins about disobeying her in public. Baby
Kochamma scorns her management of the children,
but Ammu says they dont need a Baba because she
loves them Double.
 Ammu then sends the twins off to say hello properly,
and they talk briefly with Sophie Mol. Sophie says that
she loves Joe the most of anyone, and she doesnt
think of Chacko as her dad. Rahel then recites her list
of who she loves most, which goes Ammu, Chacko,
Mammachi, Velutha, and then Sophie Mol. She
doesnt include Estha because the twins dont count.
Everyone gets into the Plymouth and starts the trip
back to Ayemenem. On the way they pass a dead
elephant, but they are relieved to see it isnt Kochu
Thomban (Little Tusker), the Ayemenem temple
elephant who comes to their house sometimes.
Baby Kochamma makes the twins sing a song to
show off their English pronunciation.