There is an emotional trade-off when moving to a new land. For her, "everything" is in India and there is no reason to attempt to make a life in her new home. For Lilia's parents, the move to America also affords them a wealth of opportunity not open to them in India, but the price is paid by Lilia in terms of connection to her culture. The narrator looks forward to the opportunity that the new country can afford. For some characters, like the narrator of The Third and Final Continent, the transition to a new life is challenging but smooth.
The immigrant experience takes several forms in Interpreter of Maladies.
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