Interpreter of Maladies: A Rhetorical Practice Transmitting Cultural Knowledge

Taylor Shea, Roger Williams University

Abstract

This essay will illustrate how Lahiri utilizes her cultural underpinning to creatively juxtapose various elements within her short story collection, Interpreter of Maladies, in order to offer a balanced representation of her modern social group, the Indian diaspora within America. Interpreter of Maladies is used as an example of how cultural knowledge may be transmitted through literature-as-rhetoric whether or not an author is conscious of cultural influence.

Recommended Citation

Shea, Taylor (2008) "Interpreter of Maladies: A Rhetorical Practice Transmitting Cultural Knowledge," Reason and Respect: Vol. 4: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: http://docs.rwu.edu/rr/vol4/iss1/2