"Interpreter of Maladies" #1

I think the central conflict of this story is Mr. Kapasi's general unhappiness with his position in life, whether it be his job, home, and education. He spends a lot of time in the story struggling with his life. He especially focuses on what he does and how marrying held him back or how he used to know a lot of languages but only remembers a few now. I think that Mr. Kapasi needed to be reassured or even see how much he actually does. Mrs. Das arrives and she does just that for Mr. Kapasi and while he is dreaming of writing letters and having an international correspondence, Mrs. Das is just filling the time until the car stops. I think she is genuinely interested in Mr. Kapasi's job, but not to the degree that Mr. Kapasi thought she was. I think the central conflict is resolved because Mr. Kapasi did get his reassurance and started to reflect on his life. However, it is also resolved when the address gets lost and nobody except Mr. Kapasi notices. This completes Mr. Kapasi's revelation because he can move on and start to rekindle his life instead of pining over the affection and interest of a younger woman thousands of miles away who didn't care for him the way he imagined himself caring for her.