Interpreter of Maladies

In this short story, the author provides an insight to two different aspects of life and culture. Both Mrs. Das and Mr. Kapasi are unsatisfied with her family life. Mrs. Das is "tired of feeling so terrile all the time" (164). These dissatisfactions lead to the central conflict of both people wanting something different in life. Although Mrs. Das confides in Mr. Kapasi about her problems and how she hates her life, the conflict is not resolved at the end of the story. An event like a child being attacked by monkeys will not change or resolve the conflicts of the story. Mrs. Das will continue to be dissatisfied with her life. Only a major change in her husband or in her life will make her happy.