"The God of Small Things" family relationships chapters 4-9

In this section of the story, the family's relationships are explored further, especially the family's relationship with Sophie Mol. Love is referenced many times in this part of the book beginning with Ammu's love toward her children. They are afraid of offending her because she will "love them a little less." Rahel questions Chacko whether he loves his daughter most in the world or if it's possible that parents don't love their children most. Ammu and Chacko are not the most loving people to Estha and Rahel. The older generation is not very kind either. Mammachi and Baby Kochamma are not loving to Estha and Rahel either. When Pappachi was in the story, he beat Mammachi and the rest of his family which shows that the family does not have the best relationships. The only person who shows kindess to the twins is Velutha who also showed Ammu kindness when he made her little gifts when they were young. The whole family shows Sophie Mol love though. They idolize her because she is a foreigner from London. Mammachi offers to give Sophie Mol the important job of braiding her hair and counting her moles and take the job away from Estha and Rahel. Ammu and Chakco are overly polite to Margaret Kochamma and Sophie Mol leading to a very fake seeming family reunion. At the end though, the twins begin to accept Sophie Mol and she becomes their friend after she rejects the family and Baby Kochamma's fake attempts to win their favor.