Today I read Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri. It was a strange story, and I wasn't sure of how to think of it to be honest. It was a good read, but it wasn't really something that interested me in a big way.
The main focus of the story is Mrs. Das's relationship with her family as well as Mr. Kapasi's interest in her. Mrs. Das is very distant from her family throughout the whole story. She tends to ignore her children and seems to be burdened by her husband. Later in the book, we find out that she had cheated on her husband and that one of the children was not his. The person that she confessed this to was Mr. Kapasi. She told him that it was his duty to give her advice and tell her what to do. It makes me wonder why she choose Mr. Kapasi. Was she interested in him in a romantic way? Or was she just trying to find someone she could confess to? We are not told this, but it really makes me think about the book and I think the author purposely left out details like this to interact with the reader.
Another thing that made me very curious about the book was what happened to the Das family when it left. After she realizes what she had done and missed, she takes care of her hurt child and it seems that she has learned what she needs to do for her family. This makes me want to know whether or not she eventually confesses to the husband about the affair. It also makes me want to know whether or not Mr. and Mrs. Das remain together in their marriage after this experience. It was a nice open-ending and the author pieced it together well.
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