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Society and Class
All you need to know about society and class in Interpreter of Maladies are these two things: the American Dream and the Indian caste system. Think of the American Dream and the caste system as ideas that control the values, philosophies and class outcomes of Lahiri's different characters. Their influences are everywhere and, and those influences aren't really beneficial in most of our stories.
The caste system and the American Dream produce a lot of class division and strife.
Having divisions in class (and knowing one's place in society) can actually help maintain social harmony.
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