Mrs. Das thinks of Mr. Kapasi as almost a doctor. She thinks of him as having the ability to decide what needs to be done to fix peoples problems. She hopes he can fix her personal problem with her husband. He however is less confident in his abilities. He never glorified his position and is flattered when it is suggested he does more than just translate the people’s words. “She sat a bit slouched at one end of the back sea, not offering her puffed rice to anyone,” (Lahiri 150). This quote shows her indifference to her family. This is latter explained when she confesses her secret to Mr. Kapasi. Mr. Kapasi thinks Mrs. Das is like him self which in a way she is. She has a child that is not her husbands which has separated her from her husband. Mr. Kapasi lost a child to disease which caused him and his wife to grow apart.
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