Blog 28: Interpreter of Maladies

On page sixteen of Lahiri's short story, Mr. Kapasi makes observations of the Das's children: "Mr. Kapasi noted that this boy was slightly paler than the other children" (16). What is "foreshadowing"? Why does the author focus on this moment and how does it foreshadow what may occur in the story? What did you first suspect when you read this line?

This quote by Mr. Kapasi foreshadows that Mrs. Das cheated on her husband and the son he is actually talking about is not really Mrs. Das' son. He is able to tell this because her son is very pale compared to Mrs. Das. The author focuses on this to show that there is something wrong with the kid and the mother. It shows that it will be significant to the story. When I first read this line, i suspected that there was something a little weird that the kid was very pale.