this sense of feeling in exile more than once. Her first book of short stories‚ Interpreter of Maladies‚ earned her critical notice as well as popular acclaim‚ not to speak of string of awards‚ including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000. What sets Lahiri apart is the combination of her absorbing concern for the moral and
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Walking between two worlds – Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies Tarun Kumar (Research Scholar) Immigration is a common phenomenon in the contemporary world. Travelling and adapting across cultures have turned into major issues and concerns of the contemporary globalizing environment . It’s impact is evident in the contemporary fiction as well. Whether it be diaspora writers of yester years or the present time‚ all of them feel the pangs of separation from their root and difficulty in adjusting
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transform East Pakistan into an independent country known as Bangladesh. The story highlights the longings of a Bangladeshi scholar Mr. Pirzada‚ who visits America to study the flora of New England‚ for his war-ridden family in Bangladesh. ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ is the third story of the book in which American born Indian couple Mr. and Mrs. Das with their children visit to India to see Udaigiri and Khandagiri‚ and‚ eventually‚ Mrs. Das narrates her life’s dark secrets to their chauffeur Mr. Kapasi
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Miranda is oblivious to the fact that these actions are common in relationships and begins to think her connection with him is unique. Although part of her knows that what they are doing is wrong‚ she convinces herself otherwise in order to enjoy feeling like she is finally worth a proper relationship. This is why when Dev calls her “sexy‚” she does not realize that it is not the only reason he is with her (91). However‚ she is no longer able to ignore reality when Robin pointedly explains to her
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Oftentimes‚ miscommunication can have severe consequences for both the patient and the doctor. A question that may rise during doctor’s visit would be “Is second language important to comprehend?” In a hospital setting‚ when a patient does not speak a major language used‚ the practitioner or admissions would assign that patient a translator to clarify the patient about their health‚ risks‚ or procedures that need to be made. Communication barriers arise when the healthcare practitioner and the patient
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opportunity for some positive outcomes to result as a direct result of that conflict. Generally people define conflict negatively because they are afraid of the outcome or how they will be viewed as a result. They may be avoidant to preserve the feelings of
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RESEARCH PAPER JHUMPA LAHIRI’S “MRS. SEN’S” (INTERPRETER OF MALADIES) Jhumpa Lahiri‚ through the stories in her book “Interpreter of Maladies”‚ sheds light on the experience of immigrants from the subcontinent who face difficulties in adjusting and integrating and as a result feel homesick and isolated in a new world so different from their homeland. The short story “Mrs. Sen’s” is about a thirty-year old Indian woman who migrated to the United States with her husband. Her husband is a professor
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Impact of science on Man Science is a system of acquiring knowledge based on scientific method and research. Science is also a continuing effort to discover and increase human knowledge and understanding. Modern science is relatively new having it’s origin about 350 years ago. Inspite of it’s recent origin it has made very rapid progress and completely transformed outwardly the manner of our living. But before that Science was not an organised branch and neither were there any scientists. Instead
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emerges from the connections made with people‚ places and the larger world. It is these connections that influence where we search for meaning in our lives and ultimately‚ where we belong. The texts immigrant chronicle by Peter Skrzynecki and interpreter of maladies a collection of immigrant stories by Jhumpa Lahiri a winner of the Pulitzer Prize both explore the concepts of belonging through the immigrant experience‚ as well as belonging through ‘home’. Home and its connotations. Our home or a place
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her time with work and Shukumar procrastinating in finishing his dissertation. “By the end of the meal I had a funny feeling I might marry you?” A dues-ex-machine in the form of systematic power outages allows for intimacy between the couple not achieved since the death of their son. The importance of communication within a marriage is a prevalent theme in Interpreter of Maladies. Here the sorrow of the lost child causes a communication breakdown in the relationship of Shukumar and Shoba. This silence
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