Interpreter....

To understand “Interpreter of Maladies” by Lahiri we must first comprehend why this is a post modern piece of work and what is the difference between modernism and post modernism that will tell us about human behavior. Since all writing is a product of it’s time there are very distinct ways “interpreter of maladies” is written, the immediate give away that I caught onto was the human behavior of the characters. One of the most notable differences between modernism and post modernism is the way people think and react or better yet lack of reaction. In a writing from the modern period Mr. Das would not have fallen into a fantasy state but instead he would have moved on very quickly and acted like nothing happened. This is proof that we are dealing with a writing from the post modern period because we are see people believe whatever they wish to believe and fantasize about their wants. This kind of thinking automatically changes they way he sees the tour and allows his imagination to grow, the type of thought processes that fall into the post modern period.
Another example of human behavior and why it reflect post modernism is when Mrs. Das cheats on her husband, now during earlier things like this are never heard of, that a married woman goes out and cheats. Also the idea that she cheats with her husband’s friend show that this is somewhat acceptable. Showing us that this is definitely a product of post modernism because of the lack of amazing reaction this kind of action should have received. The actions taken by the characters and the thought process of the characters give us a clear view that “Interpreter of Maladies” is a post modern writing.