Tuesday, November 8, 2011

"Interpreter of Maladies"

"'Leave me alone,' Mrs. Das said, blowing on her nail and turning her body slightly. 'You're making me mess up.'" (pg. 151)

The characters in this story all annoyed me. The children are immature, but they're children; they have an excuse. Mr. and Mrs. Das were the quintessential uncaring, unfeeling spouses and parents. They were only concerned with their own experiences on the trip. Throughout most of the story, I assumed it was an arranged marriage. Mr. Kapasi was kind of slimy. He didn't really care at all about the family's experience. He was only interested in having an affair with Mrs. Das. I can't say I connected to or cared about any of the characters.

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