Essays Tagged: "Jhumpa Lahiri"

"Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Mina's SecretIn "Interpreter of Maladies," Jhumpa Lahiri uses Mina Das's red outfit as a way to represent an unfaithful woman, who is disconnec ...

(8 pages) 145 0 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Cultural Differences as Described by Jhumpa Lahiri

ltures to form relationships when they don't have the same idea of what is right and what is wrong. Jhumpa Lahiri, describes many of these obstacles in the book titled, Interpreter of Maladies.In the ... f Sanj really values his Hindu culture, he may be able to overcome his obstacles.Works CitedLahiri, Jhumpa. Interpreter of Maladies. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999"Hinduism," Microsoft® Encarta& ...

(3 pages) 210 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Mrs. Sen's Displacement in America: "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

The short story, "Mrs. Sen's", by Jhumpa Lahiri, tells the experiences of Mrs. Sen, an Indian Bengali housewife, who has unhappily imm ... mories, and culture, which are not present in the her life in the United States.BibliographyLahiri, Jhumpa. Interpreter of Maladies. Houghton Mifflin, 1999.

(5 pages) 71 0 5.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

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(2 pages) 1062 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Communication and Marriage Communication plays an immense role in effective

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 es ...

(8 pages) 11 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

The difficulties when adjusting to change

y Bengali bachelors like [himself], at least a dozen and sometimes more, all struggling to educate"(Lahiri 173). He moves from London to America. In America he first lived in an apartment that was ter ... cot, a desk, and a small wooden cross on one wall. A sign on the door said "cooking was forbidden" (Lahiri175). Not just that he had to learn how to handle the noise of the traffic, which "was constan ...

(4 pages) 51 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Close Reading Analysis of The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

n of motherhood, the future of a culture lacks certainty and stability. In her novel, The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri offers a new approach to the often unquestioned maternal instinct, highlighting a sile ... no one, where she knows so little where life seems so tentative and spare" (6).BibliographyLahiri, Jhumpa. The Namesake. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.

(6 pages) 42 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

the sanmesake

eople gather their thoughts, meet new people, make new memories, etc. In the novel, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri has various symbols. One of them is a train. In this novel, important events happen in ...

(2 pages) 0 0 0.0 Sep/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies