Tuesday 29 March 2016

Discuss the relationship between Kapasi and Mrs. Das in the story" Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri.

When
communication breaks down, a marriage suffers.  bypresents characters that live with this
frustration.  Failing marriages, buried guilt, and romanticized relationshipsthe storys
characters find themselves trapped in these circumstances.

 The narration is
third person point of view with the majority of the story seen through the thoughts of Mr.
Kapasi, the .  Mr. Kapasi is a tour guide part of the week.  Today, he will take a family, Mr.
and Mrs. Das and their three children, to see one of the nearby temples.  


Communication breaks down repeatedly in the story.  Mr. Kapasi relates to the family of five
that his real job is to act as an interpreter for a local doctor with patients who speak an
obscure language.  Until that point, Mrs. Das had been totally uncommunicative with everyone. 
It is obvious that she is not a happy person.  Suddenly, she takes an interest in Mr. Kapasi and
his job.  Mrs. Das gives him the...

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