The act of communion plays an interesting role in “Interpreter
of Maladies.” Not once does Mrs. Das offer food to her own family but she
directly offers it to Mr. Kapasi twice. First, she offers him a piece of gum during
the car ride and then she offers him puffed rice at the monastic dwellings.
This second offering is particularly significant because she offers him the
treat right before she confides her affair to him. Mrs. Das also offers
communion to Mr. Kapasi when she invites him to sit at their table during
lunch. By bringing Mr. Kapasi into communion, Mrs. Das brings him into her
confidence and life.
Here is a link to another Prezi presentation on Thomas C. Foster's How To Read Literature Like a Professor, Chapter 2: Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion. I felt this presentation did a good job summing up the important points of this chapter and adds to what I was trying to get at here.
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