Fixations

Another thought just struck me regarding Jhumpa Lahiri.
She's like the Freud of Indian-American literature. Freud talked extensively about oral fixations, until somebody wisely pointed out the cigar he always had in his mouth. And the smartest thing he could come up with was "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar".

Referring to my previous observation (April 19th), someone could just Ms. Lahiri that sometimes, a slipper is just a slipper.