Interpreter of Maladies Lesson Plan

How does the narrator seem to perceive immigrant experience in America?

Strong responses will recognize that the narrator seems to perceive immigrant experience in America as positive. The challenges he may have faced early on are not a focal point of the story. Instead, Lahiri focuses on how the narrator seems to easily adapt to the American way of life. He is welcomed into the home of a conservative elderly woman as a boarder without a hitch, and her daughter takes a liking to him as well. This portrays an inclusiveness of diversity that is not always part of immigrant experience. Also, the isolation and alienation experienced that some immigrants face as they try to...