In the beginning of the short story, it was noticeable that there were not love in between Mr. and Mrs. Das. Both of them were arguing who should take Tina to the toilet. The theme of displacement it shown through this lack of love between the Mr. and Mrs. Das. As a result of this, the children gets very little attention. Mrs. Das did not even want to take a family picture together during the trip. Additionally, she did not want to travel with her children or her husband. There is very little romance between Mrs. and Mr. Das. However, Mrs. Das did show a little bit of affection to Mrs. Kapsai during the car ride. She even proclaims to a stranger that Bobby was not Mr. Das’s biological son. This shows the agony that Mrs. Das is going through inside. She does have any friends to share her feelings with. Moreover, her husband does not give any attention to her. As a result, she is oppressed to conceal  her inner thoughts and emotion. This leads to Mrs. Das having affairs with her husband’s friend because she can not stand the pain and loneliness that she is facing.