This story brought out a mix of feelings for me, the turn of events was really unexpected. I liked the title “interpreter of maladies”; it is a really poetic way to explain his job. Lack of communication and displacement in your own life seems like the theme of the story. Mr. Kapasi feels validated by Mrs. Das because he doesn’t receive any from his wife and kids. Unfortunately, his daydreams and anticipations ended as quickly as they started when he found out Mrs. Das “malady”. Mrs. Das is guilt-ridden, she feels out of place in her own family and marriage.

Some meaningful moments to me were when Mr. Kapasi started daydreaming about a relationship with Mrs. Das. He did not even realize how unhappy, he was until he could see his situation, reflected by the Das family. I relate to having a dysfunctional function, but one thing I am sure of is that we love each other. I found it really sad that their family will never be okay because Mrs. Das will keep holding on to that secret. Another memorable moment is how Mr. Kapasi contemplates his hopes die, at the end of the story, as the paper floats away.