Unaccustomed Earth - 3

Jhumpa Lahiri's stories seem to follow a consistant theme of family, and saddness. Both of the first two stories focus on family relations, and both concentrate on the relationship between the child and a parent also. The relationship between the two different sets of families are simlimar in that the parent seems to be a bit reserved and teh child becomes rebellious but eventually begins to understand their parent and form a positive relationship with them. Both stories hold sad elements in them with the breaking of relationships, and loss of life. Writer's are supposed to write what they know - and taking into consideration that Lahiri has never lost a loved one or experienced most of this first hand he writing is really impressive and to me feels realistic.