Interpreter Of Maladies By Jhumpa Lahiri
Interpreter of Maladies
Throughout the Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri categorizes all nine books in a questionable yet interesting way. All of her stories involve a relationship between friends, family, and couples. Lahiri portrays the ideas of honesty, compassion, and respect by introducing the Indian culture. Lahiri’s technique and style of all nine books represent the important values of relationships. Lahiri’s selection of ordering the stories should be categorize on how different issues can affect the relationships the characters have on each other.
Most of the stories in the Interpreter of Maladies happen in places where characters find it hard to adapt to their environment, which affects his or her relationship. Starting out with the story “Mrs. Sen”, Mrs. Sen is having trouble adapting to the American culture. The American culture distracts Mrs. Sen from building new relationships with other characters in the story. Mrs. Sen’s attempt to change her perspective by babysitting a young boy named Eliot was unsuccessful as Eliot was unable to be part of her reality (Lahiri 111). Eliot and Mrs. Sen share different personalities and interests, which makes it harder for them to be connected. Next is “The Treatment of Bibi Haldar” where Bibi Haldar rejects society to accept her own reality. For example, …show more content…
In this story, Miranda, a mistress, has an affair with an Indian man named Dev. Lahiri describes the inappropriate and disrespectful relationship Miranda and Dev have. For example, “As he talked he smoked three cigarettes, crushing them in a saucer by the side of her bed (Lahiri 94). Laxmi’s concern about her cousin’s affair questions Miranda’s behavior. Miranda feels guilty as Robin explains what “sexy” means, “loving someone you don’t know” (Lahiri 107). As it is for Miranda, relationships without respect will not last
Throughout the Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri categorizes all nine books in a questionable yet interesting way. All of her stories involve a relationship between friends, family, and couples. Lahiri portrays the ideas of honesty, compassion, and respect by introducing the Indian culture. Lahiri’s technique and style of all nine books represent the important values of relationships. Lahiri’s selection of ordering the stories should be categorize on how different issues can affect the relationships the characters have on each other.
Most of the stories in the Interpreter of Maladies happen in places where characters find it hard to adapt to their environment, which affects his or her relationship. Starting out with the story “Mrs. Sen”, Mrs. Sen is having trouble adapting to the American culture. The American culture distracts Mrs. Sen from building new relationships with other characters in the story. Mrs. Sen’s attempt to change her perspective by babysitting a young boy named Eliot was unsuccessful as Eliot was unable to be part of her reality (Lahiri 111). Eliot and Mrs. Sen share different personalities and interests, which makes it harder for them to be connected. Next is “The Treatment of Bibi Haldar” where Bibi Haldar rejects society to accept her own reality. For example, …show more content…
In this story, Miranda, a mistress, has an affair with an Indian man named Dev. Lahiri describes the inappropriate and disrespectful relationship Miranda and Dev have. For example, “As he talked he smoked three cigarettes, crushing them in a saucer by the side of her bed (Lahiri 94). Laxmi’s concern about her cousin’s affair questions Miranda’s behavior. Miranda feels guilty as Robin explains what “sexy” means, “loving someone you don’t know” (Lahiri 107). As it is for Miranda, relationships without respect will not last