Jhumla Lahiri's 'Interpreter Of Maladies'
It is an undeniable fact that family is the base of creating a society and every single person’s dreams begins from a family. It lets every individual to look for a dream, pursue and then to achieve it with full motivation and inspiration. So, once can eagerly claim that a place where one finds love, prosperity and calmness is known as family. A place where mother’s unlimited love, and a father’s unconstrained support is given to their children. But, being a part of this group does not always ensure prosperity; as noticed in the story narrated by Jhumla Lahiri, the “Interpreter of Maladies”. In this story, Miss Jhumla Lahiri narrates the fact about a family who are basically from Bengal of India but has long lived and grown up in New Jersey, America. They are the Das Family. They consist of Mr. Das, Mrs. Das (Mina Das) and their siblings Ronny, Tina and Bobby. Meanwhile, living in a total isolation and emotionally disconnected relationship within their family. Mr. Das is a middle school teacher in and her wife, Miss Mina Das, an egotistical woman who does not much care about her children and husband. She hides a secret where Bobby is not Mr. Das’s son when she has had an affair with Das’s friend. They travel back to their ancestral state, Bengal every two years. And there they meet an interpreter named Mr. Kapasi as their travel guide in India who is also suffering from relationship issues.
At the beginning of the story, while on their way to visit the Sun Temple in Konarak. Their quarrel begins at the very beginning of the story for …show more content…
In addition to that, children can also suffer from great psychological disturbance such Tina playing with her soft doll knowing that it obeys to her
At the beginning of the story, while on their way to visit the Sun Temple in Konarak. Their quarrel begins at the very beginning of the story for …show more content…
In addition to that, children can also suffer from great psychological disturbance such Tina playing with her soft doll knowing that it obeys to her