In Jumpa Lahari’s stories, “Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine”, “The Real Durwan” and “Mrs. Sen’s” the protagonists seem different at first, but upon a closer examination, they are similar in several aspects. All the protagonists suffer, which transform them physically, spiritually, and mentally. Their suffering is exemplified by their extreme rituals and self-inflicted emotional torment.
In “Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” Lahiri shows how a man’s inability to deal with his emotional conflict, leads to his attachment to a new family in Boston. The author depicts a story of a man torn between his family and financial success. Mr. Pirzada travels far away from his family to conduct research in New England. He prays every day for the safety of his family, …show more content…
Pirzada, and Boori Ma, Ms. Sen has trouble with assimilation. In “Ms. Sen’s” the protagonist feels attached to many items in her home that remind her of her past in Calcutta. Her knife, the tape of her family’s voices, her saris, and the fish all make her happy, for they remind her of her once great life in Calcutta. Along with Mr. Pirzada and Boori Ma, Ms. Sen’s remembers her past and her country of origin, where she felt happy. Mrs. Sen waits for Eliot, the boy she babysits, at the bus stop each day and each day they walk directly to her car so she may practice driving. Eliot knows that Mrs. Sen takes him driving with her because she fears driving by herself. She asks if her life will improve when she gets her license, as Mr. Sen says. Eliot responds that when she will receive her license she could drives to places. Mrs. Sen then asks how long it would take to get to Calcutta – 10,000 miles at 50 miles per hour. This line explains her longing for her real home in Cucuta. Mrs. Sen is easily distracted behind the wheel, and gets nervous when she sees cars around her. Like Me. Pirzada, and Borri Ma, Ms. Sen’s longing for her family and lifestyle in Calcutta generates self-inflicted suffering.
In “ The Interpreter of Maladies”, a short story by Jumpa Lahari ,the main character Mr. Karpasi, gives Ms. Delal a piece of paper with his address. He wants to write to Ms. Delal, because he loves her. At the end he sees the piece of paper fly out of Ms. Delal’s bag into the air, never to be seen again. This line represents all of the stories’ main characters, as they flee their hometowns and fly to a new country. Even though Mr. Pirzada, Borri Ma, and Ms.Sens do not know what will happen with them, like the piece of paper, they will not return to their original homes as the same
In “Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” Lahiri shows how a man’s inability to deal with his emotional conflict, leads to his attachment to a new family in Boston. The author depicts a story of a man torn between his family and financial success. Mr. Pirzada travels far away from his family to conduct research in New England. He prays every day for the safety of his family, …show more content…
Pirzada, and Boori Ma, Ms. Sen has trouble with assimilation. In “Ms. Sen’s” the protagonist feels attached to many items in her home that remind her of her past in Calcutta. Her knife, the tape of her family’s voices, her saris, and the fish all make her happy, for they remind her of her once great life in Calcutta. Along with Mr. Pirzada and Boori Ma, Ms. Sen’s remembers her past and her country of origin, where she felt happy. Mrs. Sen waits for Eliot, the boy she babysits, at the bus stop each day and each day they walk directly to her car so she may practice driving. Eliot knows that Mrs. Sen takes him driving with her because she fears driving by herself. She asks if her life will improve when she gets her license, as Mr. Sen says. Eliot responds that when she will receive her license she could drives to places. Mrs. Sen then asks how long it would take to get to Calcutta – 10,000 miles at 50 miles per hour. This line explains her longing for her real home in Cucuta. Mrs. Sen is easily distracted behind the wheel, and gets nervous when she sees cars around her. Like Me. Pirzada, and Borri Ma, Ms. Sen’s longing for her family and lifestyle in Calcutta generates self-inflicted suffering.
In “ The Interpreter of Maladies”, a short story by Jumpa Lahari ,the main character Mr. Karpasi, gives Ms. Delal a piece of paper with his address. He wants to write to Ms. Delal, because he loves her. At the end he sees the piece of paper fly out of Ms. Delal’s bag into the air, never to be seen again. This line represents all of the stories’ main characters, as they flee their hometowns and fly to a new country. Even though Mr. Pirzada, Borri Ma, and Ms.Sens do not know what will happen with them, like the piece of paper, they will not return to their original homes as the same