The God of Small Things Innocence Quotes

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Quote #10

It took the twins years to understand Ammu's part in what had happened. At Sophie Mol's funeral and in the days before Estha was Returned, they saw her swollen eyes, and with the self-centeredness of children, held themselves wholly culpable for her grief. (20.15)

Here, innocence can also be seen as a lack of awareness. Estha and Rahel don't know what's been going on between Velutha and Ammu, and they assume their version of events is the only version.