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presents three adults who suffer from their own maladies. The story takes place in India in
modern times. The Das family, who are Indian, has come to holiday in India although they are
Americans. The other character in the story is Mr. Kapasi, the tour guide and driver, who is
also the interpreter of maladies.
Mr. and Mrs. Das are not a happy
couple. Mr. Kapasi describes them as acting like brother and sister. The husband sticks his
nose in a travel guide and ignores the family as much as he can. Mrs. Das seems to be the
ultimate self-centered woman who wishes that she were someone else and someplace else. She does
not share her snacks, tries to avoid doing anything with her children, and subtlety fusses with
her husband.
Mr. Kapasi is not only a travel guide but an interpreter of
maladies. He works for a doctor that does not understand the language and interprets for the
patient what he is suffering from. His...
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