Communication and Marriage Communication plays an immense role in effective relationships. Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. The short stories "This Blessed House" and "A Temporary Matter" by Jhumpa Lahiri both focus on the kind of communication you need in an effective relationship. This essay will discuss the different types of communication between the couples in the two stories and if the problems with communication behavior are similar to one another.
"A Temporary Matter" focuses on a type of communication that is not very often seen in modern days. The communication between the couple, Shoba and Shukumar went from speaking to one another every time the saw each other, to barely speaking at all. In the beginning of the story Shoba and Shukumar, receive a notice stating, "For five days their electricity would be cut off for one hour, beginning at eight P.M."
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