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He folded his fear into a perfect rose. He held it out in the palm of his hand. She took… — Arundhati Roy

Novel · Post-colonial literature

He folded his fear into a perfect rose. He held it out in the palm of his hand. She took it from him and put it in her hair.

Arundhati Roy
The God of Small Things · 1997
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Topic
VulnerabilityFear
Statement type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Genre
Post-colonial literature
Medium
Novel
Time
1997
Person
Arundhati Roy
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Citation
Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Random House, 1997, ch. 21.

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