In "Interpreter of Maladies," the writer's main concern is to discuss the clash between two cultures and the breaking down of communication. Provide evidence for this by taking examples from the story.

In Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies, Mrs. Das, her husband, and her children are all born and raised in the United States. This creates a cultural gap between the Indian American family and their local tour guide, Mr. Kapasi. One of the most vivid and earliest examples of the cultural gap is when a street vendor sings a popular Indian song in Hindi to Mrs. Das, but she does not understand the language. She also displays no embarrassment at the fact that she doesn't know the language because she fully identifies as American.
Unlike first-generation Indian American families—in which the parents still have linguistic and cultural ties to India—Mrs. Das and her husband were born and raised in America, which leads to their obliviousness regarding their ethnic heritage.
Another example is when Mrs. Das confesses to Mr. Kapasi about her infidelity and the fact that her marriage is filled with secrets. She tells him that the children are from a man she had an affair with. This level of honesty towards a stranger is not typical of an Indian attitude, especially for Indian women. However, being an American, Mrs. Das feels less inhibited and is not constrained by Indian social norms.