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Through the novels "The God of Small Things" and "Heat and Dust" both the authors suggest that the perspective offered by the passing of time renders the past both more clear and more strange. Roy and Jhabvala similarly explore the seemingly ridiculous and completely alien cultural and social concepts of the past that are as foreign to the later characters as those of another country. Roy and Jhabvala both use contrasting characters and the technique of flashback in order to move through time periods, enabling them to present the distinct beliefs and customs of India in the past and present. Through the contrast of the older and younger women portrayed in the novels, the injustices of past society are highlighted and contrast the changed attitudes towards women that have evolved with the passing of time. This is further emphasised in both novels through setting. The reader observes a society, India,...

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