Interpreter of Maladies

This story was told in the present and proceeds in order of a typical story. There are no flashbacks or instances in the story where we get a glimpse of what happened before hand. The Das family is taking a trip in India. There tour guide, Mr.K, begins to have a special kind of feeling for Mrs. Das. She takes interest into his job and later confides in him. Mr. K gives Mrs. Das his address which she keeps in her purse. However, at the end of the story, the paper flies in the air and leaves Mrs. Das' posession. He was the only one to see and care that it was gone. This signifies that yes, Mrs. Das did have somewhat of a tie to Mr. K at the beginng, but when he can not solve her problem, she no longer cares for what he is. The note symbolized a bond between them.