4. Discuss the significance of Mrs. Das's requesting, and then losing, Mr. Kapasi's address. Apart from its function in the plot, how does this suggest a resolution to the story?
"When she whipped out the hairbrush, the slip of papter with Mr. Kapasi's address on it fluttered away in the wind." And so went his life dream. This represents hope for Mr. Kapasi's life. He lives a routine life, and was hoping that the letters from her would get him out of it and give more meaning to his life. Losing the slip of paper represented the lose of hope for Mr. Kapasi. He is stuck in his way of life, with his arranged marriage. This also suggests a resolution, because of the reaction of the characters to the event. Mrs. Das didn't try to get it back, she decided to move on. Mr. Kapasi also didn't put forth effort to get it back. The basis of the story was blowing away in the wind, and no effort was made to stop it.
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