Interpreter Of Maladies

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Interpreter of Maladies The feeling of being isolated can be an overwhelmingly strong emotion. As some point in everyone’s life, they experience loneliness. In “Mrs. Sen’s,” “Interpreter of Maladies,” and “A Temporary Matter” the characters each are faced with a sense of isolation. In “Mrs. Sen’s,” Mr. and Mrs. Sen move to America from India. Mrs. Sen becomes a permanent babysitter for Eliot and they become very close. Eliot sees Mrs. Sen slowly falling apart. She would talk about her family and always anxiously awaiting letters from them. It was obvious she longed to be with them. “Eliot understood that when Mrs. Sen said home, she meant India.” This shows exactly how she felt about her new life. Mrs. Sen also talked about how different her culture was in India than America. For example she would eat firs twice a day back home. Because this upset Mrs. Sen She looked for her husband for support, but he was busy working late at the college where he taught math. As a result, they started to drift apart. This added to her feeling of exile. In “Interpreter of Maladies,” Mr. Kapasi was a tour guide in India, and an interpreter at a doctor’s office. Although he was in constant contact with people he felt withdrawn. He did not have a strong relationship with his wife, and felt as though they had nothing in common. Since his first son died of illness, he had always felt something was missing. On one of his tours he met Mrs. Das. She was young and attractive. She appeared very distant from her family. When she found out Mr. Kapasi’s occupation she became very interested in him. Mrs. Kapasi imagined a scenario where him and Mrs. Das become very close and are a major part of each other’s lives. He sees this as the actual future until Mrs. Das tells him a secret. Through their conversation he gradually watches this dream fade. At one point Mrs. Das almost says

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