Interpreter of Maladies-Lahiri-Conflict, hubris, Antihero- 1

Throughout the entirety of the short story Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, we see multiple conflicts arise. Some small, some rather large, but the most intriguing one that plays the most important part is the external conflict between Mrs. Das and her husband. The conflict the Lahiri plays between the wife and husband plays out as an issue in Mrs. Das' mind, but not so much in Mr. Das' mind. Mrs. Das, as we realize, has a child Bobby with another man; however, Mr. Das is not aware of this. ""Raj's. He's not Raj's son""(Lahiri). We initially assume that this example may be the hubris for Mrs. Das. As far as we know, that fact could have been the downfall of Mrs. Das. However, the very interesting Mr. Kasasi has some important information that I believe Lahiri wanted to be delivered to quite possibly stop that destruction. Lahiri played Mr. Kasasi for one purpose: to be the antihero. He is not glorified, he is not proud of what he does, he does not specifically think that he is anything special. However, the talk at the end between Mrs. Das and Kasasi drings Mrs. Das to her senses. As we see her promptly leave the car, she goes to the top to rejoin the family she has been trying to avoid. This short story really makes use of literary techniques and successfully employs them in a way the requires the reader to dive deeper to see it's true meaning.