Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri has proven to be an interesting book so far, much different than the rest of the collections of short stories we’ve read in class. The stories are less heavy yet still have very complex characters, and I find them to be a breath of fresh air after we’ve been delving into so much material about child abuse, pain, and trauma. I especially enjoyed “Interpreter of Maladies”. Lahiri does an amazing job of fleshing out Mr. Kapasi’s character through subtle observations and thoughts, and the strange relationship/tension between him and Mrs. Das is fascinating to me. What I found strangest about Mrs. Das and Mr. Kapasi’s relationship was how fast it could change, and how drastically for two people who just met. At the start of the tour, it’s clear that Mr. Kapasi is just going through the dreary motions and as he deals with Americans all the time, nothing’s new to him. Still, I believe that he judges the Das family with more intensely than his othe