Blog 28: Interpreter of Maladies

Choose ONE of the three blog post questions to answer in one-two paragraphs. Be as detailed as possible to demonstrate your knowledge from reading the Interpreter of Maladies.

1. On page sixteen of Lahiri's short story, Mr. Kapasi makes observations of the Das's children: "Mr. Kapasi noted that this boy was slightly paler than the other children" (16). What is "foreshadowing"? Why does the author focus on this moment and how does it foreshadow what may occur in the story? What did you first suspect when you read this line?

Choose ONE of the three blog post questions to answer in one-two paragraphs. Be as detailed as possible to demonstrate your knowledge from reading the Interpreter of Maladies.

The foreshadowing is, Bobby is an illegitimate child of the Das family. Mrs. Das had an affair with one of Mr. Das' friends. I think the author makes this observation so it shows the guilt Mrs. Das had been feeling. It could foreshadow that Mr. and Mrs. Das are going to have a talk and try to work it out. When I first read this line I thought the description was a little weird.