Roy reflects society's struggle with its colonial past via the microcosm of individuals' lives. In addition to evoking the spirit of postcolonial India, the book adds to the larger conversation on postcolonialism's continued significance. Uncertainty over one's identity and relationships, as well as an unknown self-directed suspicion, are challenges that postcolonial personalities must overcome. Arundhati Roy portrays a matrilineal community in her book The God of Small Things. She centers her story around a Syrian Christian family. Roy, Arundhati Items chosen for examination in "The God of Small Things" have been examined through the lens of postcolonial theory.