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Interpreter of Maladies - Coggle Diagram
Interpreter of Maladies
Failed Marriages
A Temporary Matter
- lack of communication between Shukamar and Shoba
- baby born dead --> shared memory is too traumatic to grow past --> result is divorce
Mrs. Sen's
- growing apart from Mr. Sen
- pg 130 (picture)
"Finally the camera was given to Eliot.
"Hold it steady," said Mr. Sen. Eliot looked through the tiny window in the camera and waited for Mr. and Mrs. Sen to move closer together, but they didn't.
Interpreter of Maladies
- lack of connection between Mr. and Mrs. Das - kept huge secret from Mr. Das + cheated on him (pg 62)
"A brave little boy," Mr. Kapasi commented.
"It's not so surprising," Mrs. Das said.
"No?"
"He's not his"
"I beg your pardon?"
"Raj's. He's not Raj"s son."
This Blessed House
- Twinkle and Sanjeev --> have pretty different interests and opposing forms of thought
- pg 157 Sanjeev hates something because Twinkle loved it --> not very compatible
"Unlike the other things they'd found, this contained dignity, solemnity, beauty even. But to his surprise the qualities made him hate it even more. Most of all he hated it because he knew that Twinkle loved it."
Food
A Temporary Matter
- lack of meals together in Shoba and Shukumar's house
- pg 11 --> food + reverting back to avoidance + premonition
"He pushed the blazing ivy pot to the other end of the table, closer to the piles of books and mail, making it even more difficult for them to see each other. He was suddenly irritated that he couldn't go upstairs and sit in front of the computer."
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Interpreter of Maladies
- food with monkeys --> leads to big disaster and climax of story --> also bring family back together
Mrs. Sen's
- huge symbolism with food
- fish --> being whole in home country pg 123 + minor racism?
- cutting up vegetables + culture
- Mrs. Sen is a fish of water
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