"While Mr. Das adjusted his telephoto lens, Mrs. Das reached into her straw bag and pulled out a bottle of colorless nail polish, which she proceeded to stroke on the tip of her index finger."
For this blog entry, I will be addressing question five from the book on the "Interpreter of Maladies." The reader is encouraged to view the characters as indifferent to each other. The author begins to cast the parents as especially individualistic and preoccupied. This gives the reader the idea that the family is bored of each other and doesn't really care about the others. However, it becomes apparent that they do really care for each other when the join together to fend off the monkeys from Bobby. This is especially significant because Bobby is not even Mrs. Das's son. She protects him and cares as him all the same. This technique generates suspense because it makes readers believe that Mrs. Das is bored with her marriage and looking for an out. This leads readers to believe that Mrs. Das and Mr. Kapasi will get together. The thought is amplified by Mrs. Das asking for Mr. Kapasi's address. This encourages readers to believe that they will have a secret long distance relationship. In reality, it is only because she wants him to interpret her problems, so she can be happy with her life and family.
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