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Cultural clash
Difficulty in communication
Complicated romanticism

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“Interpreter of Maladies” is told from third-person limited point of view, where an objective narrator reveals the perceptions of Mr. Kapasi's life.

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Mr. Kapasi
Mrs. Mina Das
Mr. Das
Bobby Das
Tina Das
Ronny Das

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“Interpreter of Maladies” highlights the difficulty of communication between adults.  Mr. Kapasi, the travel guide and interpreter of maladies, finds no comfort in his marriage as the characters in the story face guilt, isolation, separation, and misunderstanding. Meanwhile, the cultural clash adds to the conflict.

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"Maladies" : Ailment or disease.
"Typographical" : Relating to the style, appearance, or production of printed matter.
"Satchel" : A bag carried on shoulder.

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When the Indians holding a conservative cultural background try to amalgamate in the open culture of America, they are often caught in the middle of two very different roads.

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"The family looked Indian but dressed as foreigners did, the children in stiff, brightly colored clothing and caps with translucent visors".

"She would write to him, asking about his days interpreting at the doctor’s office, and he would respond eloquently, choosing only the most entertaining anecdotes, ones that would make her laugh out loud as she read them in her house in New Jersey.