Interpreter of Maladies

by Jhumpa Lahiri

Words to think about while reading quotes:

Beauty:
"She wore a red-and-white-checkered skirt that stopped above her knees, slip-on shoes with a square wooden heel, and a close-fitting blouse styled like a man's undershirt" (Lahiri 46).

Typical Tourist:
"He had a sapphire blue visor, and was dressed in shorts, sneakers, and a T-shirt. The camera slung around his neck, with an impressive telephoto lens and numerous buttons and markings" (Lahiri 44).

Civilian:
"Mr. Kapasi pulled over to the side of the road as Mr. Das took a picture of a barefoot man, his head wrapped in a dirty turban, seated on top  of a cart of grain sacks pulled by a pair of bullocks" (Lahiri 49).

Princess:
"'But so romantic,' Mrs. Das said dreamily, breaking her extended silence. She lifted her pinkish brown sunglasses and arranged them on top of her head like a tiara" (Lahiri 50).

Grateful:
"He began to check his reflection in the rearview mirror as he drove, feeling grateful that he had chosen the gray suit that morning and not the brown one, which tended to sag a little in the knees" (Lahiri 53).

Physical Attraction
"From time to time he glanced through the mirror at Mrs. Das. In addition to glancing at her face he glanced at the strawberry between her breasts, and the golden brown hollow in her throat" (Lahiri 53-54).