Interpreter Of Maladies Essay

Miranda first uses allusion to illustrate how the Indians have been seen as non-existent, historically. She alludes to the Story of

Exposition-Miranda is a sixth grade student who has had the same best friend named Sal ever since she was a baby. Sal lives downstairs in the same building where Miranda and her mother live. Her mother is a single mom who works in a law firm as a receptionist but dreams of being a lawyer. She is saddened by her position and has a fear of trust

Medical interpreting as difficult as it could be is my current genre of interpreting that I am most interested in. Growing up I had plenty of experiences in hospital and medical settings. I had/have a few different medical conditions during the course of my childhood that caused me to be in a hospital or doctor’s office. As well as family members going to the ER or needing surgery, etc. With saying all of that I was never uncomfortable being in a hospital or doctor’s office- like many people are. I feel that I have a high tolerance for seeing blood and other difficult situations which could be gory or uncomfortable.

“Work not so hard […] pray now, rest yourself. He’s safe for these three hours” (TT, Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 20-21). Miranda chooses to be her own captain of her own destiny even though she does not realize it. “I am your wife if you will marry me. If not, I’ll die your maid…”

The patient, Thomas, is a 44 year old Caucasian male. Thomas has been married to his current wife for 13.5 years and they have a 12 year old son. The patient also has an older son, age 20, from a previous marriage. Although Thomas is currently employed as a nurse, he has previous experience working in warehouses completing assignments like sorting, packing, and shipping.

Lahiri points out Miranda’s desire of belonging by writing, “Within days of meeting him, when she was at work, Miranda began to wish that there were a picture of her and Dev tacked to the inside of her cubicle, like the one of Laxmi and her husband in front of the Taj Mahal,” (89) to show that Miranda yearns to belong to Dev in a serious relationship similar to the relationship between Laxmi and her husband. Lahiri goes on the develop Miranda’s strong lust for fitting into a niche by writing, “While Dev was at the airport, Miranda went to Filene’s Basement to buy herself things she thought a mistress should have.” (92) After buying a cocktail dress at Filene’s Basement, Miranda goes on a crusade of activities that she assumes will make her more appealing to Dev. Similar to Shoba and Shukumar’s identifying with being parents in “A Temporary Matter,” Miranda identifies completely as a mistress. Lahiri writes, “ ‘We have subtitled versions, miss,’ the man continued.

Miranda is a single woman in her thirties living in New York City: population eight million. On the other hand, you have me; I am a mere eighteen years old, in a relationship, and grew up in a city with population 10,000. Despite these dramatic life differences between Miranda and I, she is the one that I feel that I relate most of the five Sex and the City characters. One of the reasons I can relate to Miranda is because she is known, on the show, as a career-driven woman. Although I do not have a career at this point in my life, I work hard every day to ensure I find a successful career one day. I have always been a hard worker focused on my next goal, and Miranda is certainly a hard worker. What led me to relate to Miranda the most was not just her character in general, but one specific issue she had in an episode. In episode two of season four of Sex and the City titled “The Real Me,” Miranda struggled to understand why a man she had met at the gym called her sexy. This is something I can relate

Agents of Change: Miranda and Hermia The characters of Hermia and Miranda have distinct similarities and prove to be captains of their own destinies. In Shakespearian Times, Women had to live up to their expectations. Women were expected to make home life pleasant and to be under man’s control and power. Society believed women to be either meek and passive or crazy and weak.

Miranda’s assault on Henrick might be viewed as Behn’s version of a cautionary tale, warning readers not to get too caught up in manmade constructs that inhibit them from fulfilling their innate needs; it could also serve as a criticism of the more dangerous aspects of libertine beliefs. Miranda’s sexual freedom leads her to have a lack of respect for Henrick’s values and boundaries.

No one plans to get sick, but sometimes, people get diagnosed with critical illnesses. These illnesses can be expensive, even in Canada. Provincial health plans cover essential services, but critically ill patients can end up paying for many other services out of pocket. Hospital parking, mobility aids, home modifications, wigs, and other costs can add up quickly and catch people by surprise. While these costs are adding up, critically ill people might not be working and receiving regular paycheques. This can lead to financial strain at an already difficult time.

Miranda is a successful lawyer and has taken over male position is society by becoming a great lawyer that she is. Aside from work she is also a mother. In the beginning when she became pregnant with Brady, she refused to marry and decided to be in control and take care of Brady. She was able to set up child custody with the father and hire her own staff to help like a nanny and house cleaner. She believes that “Women should stop obsessing with men, because they (women) can be anything men can be, sometimes better”

This is where Mrs. Das shows her vulnerability and steps down from her position of power. On page 62, Lahiri shows this when she leaves the back seat and sits in the front seat beside Mr. Kapasi. She causes an imbalance of power by stepping out of her isolated place in the backseat to the same level of power as Mr. Kapasi. She describes her symptoms, “I feel terrible looking at my children, and at Raj, always terrible,” (65). She opens up her feelings to Mr. Kapasi, the lesser character, and expects an easy remedy for her problem.

Growing up poor and uneducated, Clegg knows Miranda is out of his league, but cannot bring himself to forget her. Even after winning the football pool, Clegg’s unrefined upbringing and awkward social skills stand in the way of ever meeting her, let alone falling in love. Instead of moving on, Clegg uses the winnings to help him live out a sick fantasy of taking Miranda into his collection. From her capture, Clegg uses mental and physical torture to isolate Miranda, break her will and place himself at the center of her world. He uses gifts to comfort her while he quietly sits at a distance, fascinated by her beauty. Several times he mentions how lucky Maranda must be to have him as her captor instead of someone with “nasty” (28) intentions. Indeed, Clegg does not want anything nasty with Miranda. Mentally scarred by thoughts of a mother who was “a women of the streets” (3) and raised by frigid Aunt Annie ensures Clegg sees any form intimacy as nasty and vile. Unknowingly, Miranda triggers Clegg by offering her body in romance. Initially, he is scared and compliant but as he’s impotence emerges to light, Clegg blames Miranda comparing her to a prostitute. Soon after he is back demanding photos Miranda “would be ashamed to let anyone else see” (51), pretending as if he wants leverage in case she escapes. In reality, Clegg is an observer and can only feel pleasure from afar. He says “I could take my time with them (photos). They didn’t

            The domination of Miranda by Prospero and the other male characters left her little opportunity for self-knowledge, self-awareness, and self-expression.  All that she knows of herself is what has been told to her by her father.  It is therefore difficult to characterize the limited self -power in which she possesses.  "But you are a Princess...for how else does one address the daughter of a Prince?  I cannot leave you in ignorance any longer.  Milan is the city of your birth, and the city where for many years I was the Duke," (Césaire 6) says Prospero at the time he feels is convenient to inform Miranda of her past .   It is easy to pity the isolated island life she leads, where her father's protection neared imprisonment.  Even the unscrupulous bunch who land on the island following the storm intrigue her, as newness is so foreign to the stagnant island life.  That interest is cause for concern; and shows Miranda's representation of the perils of innocence.  For, where will her boundaries lie when she is no longer protected by her father's hand?  Will she be harmed or will her book knowledge

We see from the passage above that Miranda is not sure whether her life before the island was a dream or whether it was reality. She is a character who is associated with the distinction between the two, because she lives on the island with