The House Of Sand And Fog By Jhumpa Lahiri
Often times, individuals travel far and long in an attempt to find a home. Whether it may be for better or worse, the location plays a significant role in one's identity. Imagine just travelling a million miles across the two Easts and the two Wests to reach a perceived notion of bliss. The following texts analyzed: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri & The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III, explore the pattern of the sociocultural effect(s) of immigration on the livelihood of immigrants. Furthermore, the topics explored through this paper tie to the following comparison(s) of themes in both texts. Without further or due, now to the analytical approach of the essay...
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As mentioned previously both texts have used themes to convey a message. For the Interpreter of Maladies, themes {common among the short stories} present {but not limited to} are vulnerability, interconnection of relationships among characters, and suffering. For The House of Sand and Fog, the themes present {but not limited to} in the novel are sacrifice, society and class, and family. Based on the analysis, the differences in themes are society and class, conflict, and mood. For the first difference, society and class, in the Interpreter of Maladies, the short stories share a common goal: balancing their roots and new country of residence, as evident by the main characters facing the challenges of seeking to learn their culture. Whereas, in The House of Sand and Fog, the goal was ascension in social status, as evident by the main character trying to regain his honor that once was settled in Iran. The next difference, conflict, in the Interpreter of Maladies, the main type conflict is man vs self, whereas in The House of Sand and Fog, the main type of conflict is man vs man. Finally, the last theme for contrast is mood. In the Interpreter of Maladies, the mood provides elements of mysticism, whereas in The House of Sand and Fog the mood provides surrealism. Overall, these differences provide a larger context on the interpersonal functions of the characters in the two
Before beginning, it would be best to provide a brief, condensed …show more content…
As mentioned previously both texts have used themes to convey a message. For the Interpreter of Maladies, themes {common among the short stories} present {but not limited to} are vulnerability, interconnection of relationships among characters, and suffering. For The House of Sand and Fog, the themes present {but not limited to} in the novel are sacrifice, society and class, and family. Based on the analysis, the differences in themes are society and class, conflict, and mood. For the first difference, society and class, in the Interpreter of Maladies, the short stories share a common goal: balancing their roots and new country of residence, as evident by the main characters facing the challenges of seeking to learn their culture. Whereas, in The House of Sand and Fog, the goal was ascension in social status, as evident by the main character trying to regain his honor that once was settled in Iran. The next difference, conflict, in the Interpreter of Maladies, the main type conflict is man vs self, whereas in The House of Sand and Fog, the main type of conflict is man vs man. Finally, the last theme for contrast is mood. In the Interpreter of Maladies, the mood provides elements of mysticism, whereas in The House of Sand and Fog the mood provides surrealism. Overall, these differences provide a larger context on the interpersonal functions of the characters in the two