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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Label Occurrences
Mammachi canonical 10

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

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