Interpreter of Maladies

I had the chance to read the short story, “Sexy”, from “Interpreter Of Maladies”, written by Jhumpa Lahiri. The book was published in June of 1999 and is one of the most famous Indian-American collection of stories. Not only that, but it’s chalked full of realistic fiction in over 200 pages of mesmerizing narration. “Sexy”, in “The Interpreter Of Maladies”, focuses on a woman named Miranda that is quickly wooed by a pretty boy, Dev; who is married. They continually go off with each other as Dev lies to his wife and Miranda witnesses another affair. Pretty soon she realizes how affairs impact others and how much of a liar and egotistic man she’s fallen for. The drama and the realistic plot pulls you in as you read the I-can’t-put-this-book-down…

Interpreter of Maladies: Lahiri’s Guide to Forging One’s Identity In her collection of short stories entitled “Interpreter of Maladies,” Jhumpa Lahiri illustrates the difficulties that immigrants face when displaced and distanced from their culture. Each story serves as a different viewpoint on cultural experience, which allows Lahiri to bring together a detailed image of cultural displacement and the challenges it poses when forging one’s identity. The importance of cultural ties is emphasized…

Every individual comes from a different background, raised a certain way, with different characteristics and qualities. The difficulty for a successful relationship, is merging all those together to eventually build a happy life with one another. Jhumpa Lahiri an author from India currently living in New York, wrote the book Interpreter Of Maladies in 1999, as a way of illustrating the differences between Indians and Indian-Americans through a variety of complex relationships. Notably, those…

magery in Interpreter of Maladies In Interpreter of Maladies a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri uses the literary elements of imagery in the forms of a camera and puff of white rice, to illustrate a tale the difficulty of communication can drive a family into a family and guilt-filled marriage. Mrs. Das an ill-equipped mother and a cheater are looking to pass along the suffering and blame to a different person as in the form of Mr. Kapasi, the taxi driver, While Mr. Das an ill-equipped father…

Depression and Insecurity in Interpreter of Maladies All relationships and marriages run into problems at one point or another. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies she wrote about the various problems that come about in different relationships. There is no denying the fact that depression and insecurity are significant personal problems portrayed through the characters Jhumpa Lahiri created. A problem in some relationships is depression. In her article…

From the fortune tellers in the ancient time to weather reporters we have now, people’s curiosities in their nature stimulate them to explore the coming unknowns, and the expectations they put on the future events are usually based on two things: what they wish for and what they know about. Since the former is highly subjective, and the latter is often limited, things don’t always turn out to be what we thought they would be. In “A Temporary Matter”, “Interpreter of Maladies” and “The Blessed…

Loss of Communication in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Interpreter of Maladies” In the short story of Jhumpa Lahiri entitled, “The Interpreter of Maladies,” the theme of loss of communication is seen through various stages and instances. Communication is used as a tool to further connections between individuals. In the case that it is lost, there could be miscommunication and misunderstanding between those involved. In the story, the theme encompasses various aspects of the lives of both Mr. Kapasi, the…

Losing yourself to society In the novel Bread Givers and the collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies the overarching theme of immigration is explored through assimilation, identity and Americanization. The ideas that the two texts explore are conveyed through the language and character in both stories. In Bread Givers and Interpreter of Maladies, immigration forces assimilation and Americanization upon immigrants, which alters their true identity. In the two texts, assimilation…

Miscommunication, Isolation and Disconnect in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Interpreter of Maladies” In “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri, we explore a story about a family who have a hard time connecting with each other. Through the lens of the Das family’s journey, the author illustrates that when people fail to communicate openly, it can lead to deep feelings of loneliness. Lahiri reveals the family struggles with communication and feelings of isolation resulting in disconnection through a series…

Communication is necessary for any relationship to succeed. Whether through vocal speech or letters, some form of communication is needed. Without it, relationships can turn to ruin. In the following short stories, the relationships lack communication which lead to destruction. Throughout A Temporary Matter, When Mr. Pirzada Came To Dine, and Interpreter of Maladies, Lahiri suggests the themes of miscommunication and unexpressed thoughts which illustrates the importance of communication in…