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What are the themes for each short stories within this novel...

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 18:22:03 PST

What are the themes for each short stories within this novel 'Interepreter of Maladies Group'?

what is the relationship between mala and her husband. Why is is...

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:55:59 PST

what is the relationship between mala and her husband. Why is is awkward. How does it change

Author accomplishment

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:43:36 PST

what does the author accomplish in his first and last sentences or lines? Do they unify the work? Do they emphasize an idea? Why does the work begin at this point and end at this point

What is the relationship to the rest of the story and aspects of human...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:25:13 PST

What is the relationship to the rest of the story and aspects of human behavior that transcend culture and upbringing?

What is the thematic significance of the secret that Mrs. Das reveals to...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:21:32 PST

What is the thematic significance of the secret that Mrs. Das reveals to Mr. Kapasi?

How does Mr. Kapasis job as an "interpreter of maladies"...

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:01:01 PST

How does Mr. Kapasis job as an "interpreter of maladies" relate to the action in this story?

How does Mr.Kapasi's job as an "interpreter of maladies" relate to the...

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:58:27 PST

How does Mr.Kapasi's job as an "interpreter of maladies" relate to the action in the story?

The narration of the story is third-person with a limited point of view,...

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:11:29 PST

The narration of the story is third-person with a limited point of view, meaning that the external narrator only knows the internal thoughts and feelings of one person: Mr. Kapasi. All information about the Das family comes through the "filter" of Mr. Kapasi's consciousness. That is why Mrs. Das's intimate secret near the end of the story shocks both Mr. Kapasi and the audience--he is not expecting her to say such a thing, and,...

How do the characters’ views of one another differ from the way the...

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:53:15 PST

How do the characters’ views of one another differ from the way the reader is encouraged to view them?

While Mr. and Mrs. Das are of Indian descent, they come to their...

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:22:02 PST

While Mr. and Mrs. Das are of Indian descent, they come to their parents' homeland as tourists. To Mr. Kapasi, a traditional Indian man, they are just as foreign in their behavior and in their speech as "the elderly couple from Scotland" he had driven in his car the day before. The tour that the Das family takes with Mr. Kapasi allows Lahiri to juxtapose their two cultures in several different settings.The Dases are the outsiders in...

How do the monkeys that the group encounters in the hill country serve...

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:07:11 PST

How do the monkeys that the group encounters in the hill country serve as a plot element, helping to advance the story?

How does the plot help to illuminate the differing cultural viewpoints...

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:04:21 PST

How does the plot help to illuminate the differing cultural viewpoints of Mr. Kapasi and of Mr. and Mrs. Das?

While Lahiri emphasizes the cultural differences between Mr. Kapasi and...

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:40:04 PST

While Lahiri emphasizes the cultural differences between Mr. Kapasi and the Americanized Das family, the most central conflict in the story is the internal conflict within Mr. Kapasi. There is a discrepancy between the way he views himself and the way that he truly is. After Mrs. Das shows an interest in him, Mr. Kapasi begins to fantasize about corresponding with her and eventually developing an intimate relationship, thus fulfilling his...

What is the central conflict in this story? Is the conflict resolved by...

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 06:31:45 PST

What is the central conflict in this story? Is the conflict resolved by the story’s conclusion?