: The snow peas plant (with its blue and violet flowers) is a recurring motif representing the fragile yet resilient lives of the women in Kokkanchira. Their fate is often tied to the natural environment, culminating in a disaster where both the plant and their lives are swallowed by floods. Literary Significance
: Historically a "dumping ground" for carcasses, the area is inhabited by society's most marginalized—latrine cleaners, scavengers, and Dalits.
: The bond between the marginalized women and their environment.
