Interpreter of Maladies ..........By Jhumpa Lahiri

“Mr. Kapasi pulled over to the side of the road as Mr. Das took a picture of a barefoot man, his head wrapped in a dirty turban, seated on top of a loft of grain sacks pulled by a pair of bullocks.”

“But so romantic”

“He began to check his reflection in the rear view mirror as he drove , fairly grateful that he had chosen the grey suit that morning.”

“When do you return to America”


Mr. Kapasi  fell in love with Mrs.. Das because he thought she had the same feelings. When she had said, “But so romantic” about his job because his wife thought his job was not that important. However, both couples were not that happy with each other and showed no love for each other. Mr. Kapasi felt that there would be a future with Mrs. Das. So, he extended his tour to spend more time with her. Then, Mrs. Das confessed to Mr. Kapasi that Bobby is not Raj’s son . This changed Mr. Kapasi's feeling about Mrs.. Das. He  let the paper with his address written on it fly away. I think he felt that it was better to let the paper disappear. 

1 comment:

  1. About your last remark: why? What did he believe or realize by the end?

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