Pappachi’s Moth
Notes compiled by: Shabir Sir English
Character sketch of Pappachi
Pappachi is Mammachi’s husband and the father Chacko and Ammu. He has served in
the Department of Entomology as an Imperial Entomologist. His biggest triumph in
life becomes his biggest failure when he discovers a rare breed of moth, however, it is
not credited to his name. This event is held responsible for his black moods and his
bad temper. He is a harsh, jealous man who beats Mammachi regularly. He does not
like Mammachi’s work of making pickles.
He is a rude and snobbish person. He wears beautiful dresses in order to hide his age
and infirmity. He buys a car and does not allow anybody to sit inside it. He is very
unfair and inhumane towards his family.
II. Character Sketch of Mammachi
Mammachi is an important character in the story “Pappach’s Moth” taken from
Arundhati’s famous novel ” The God of Small Things”.She is the wife of Pappachi
and the mother of two children namely Chacko and Ammu. Mammachi is young and
looks beautiful. She is seventeen years younger than her husband. She is a hard
working woman. She starts making pickles and builds it into a successful business.
She is not an arrogant but very humble. She belongs to male dominating society. She
is a victim of male dominance. She reflects Indian traditional woman. Her husband
harshly beats her every night but she does not complain or disclose it to anyone. She is
a loyal wife. At Pappachi’s funeral, she cries and her contact lenses slide. We find her
a resilient woman in the story
2.” I never want this to happen again,” he told his father, ‘Ever’.Who says it and
why?
Ans: Pappachi’s son Chacko says these words to him. He comes to home for summer
vacation from Oxford and finds his father beating the mother in a room. He catches
his hand, twists it around his back and warns him never to do it again.
3. ‘Amma told the twins that Mammachi was crying more because to him than
because she loved him’.In the light of the statement of Mammachi’s daughter,
comment on the relationship between Mammachi and Pappachi.
Notes compiled by: Shabir Sir English
Character sketch of Pappachi
Pappachi is Mammachi’s husband and the father Chacko and Ammu. He has served in
the Department of Entomology as an Imperial Entomologist. His biggest triumph in
life becomes his biggest failure when he discovers a rare breed of moth, however, it is
not credited to his name. This event is held responsible for his black moods and his
bad temper. He is a harsh, jealous man who beats Mammachi regularly. He does not
like Mammachi’s work of making pickles.
He is a rude and snobbish person. He wears beautiful dresses in order to hide his age
and infirmity. He buys a car and does not allow anybody to sit inside it. He is very
unfair and inhumane towards his family.
II. Character Sketch of Mammachi
Mammachi is an important character in the story “Pappach’s Moth” taken from
Arundhati’s famous novel ” The God of Small Things”.She is the wife of Pappachi
and the mother of two children namely Chacko and Ammu. Mammachi is young and
looks beautiful. She is seventeen years younger than her husband. She is a hard
working woman. She starts making pickles and builds it into a successful business.
She is not an arrogant but very humble. She belongs to male dominating society. She
is a victim of male dominance. She reflects Indian traditional woman. Her husband
harshly beats her every night but she does not complain or disclose it to anyone. She is
a loyal wife. At Pappachi’s funeral, she cries and her contact lenses slide. We find her
a resilient woman in the story
2.” I never want this to happen again,” he told his father, ‘Ever’.Who says it and
why?
Ans: Pappachi’s son Chacko says these words to him. He comes to home for summer
vacation from Oxford and finds his father beating the mother in a room. He catches
his hand, twists it around his back and warns him never to do it again.
3. ‘Amma told the twins that Mammachi was crying more because to him than
because she loved him’.In the light of the statement of Mammachi’s daughter,
comment on the relationship between Mammachi and Pappachi.
