bulid on to the paper provided, compare and contrast the theme of religeon. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies, a theme that recurs throughout the collection of short stories is religion. Comparing and contrasting two stories, discuss religion, making an argument about what the text has to say about the influence it has on Lahiri’s characters. the short stories being used are the blessed house and when mr prazda comes to dine. no outside sources to be used only the interpreter of the maldies pdf provided.