Jhumpa Lahiri Identity

Jhumpa Lahiri conveys the complexity of identity by using setting, tone and style. Lahiri’s novel Namesake, in this novel the author introduces the protagonist Gogol. Gogol thru the novel can be described as confused because Gogol is Indian, but since he was raised in America he follows the American culture and not the indian culture anymore. Therefore, Lahiri conveys the complexity of identity by using setting in this case the setting is America also, Lahiri is using tone to convey the complexity of identity on how Gogol feels and Lahiri uses style to convey the complexity of identity to describe the author’s word choice. An example, of Lahiri conveying the complexity of identity by using setting. In the novel it states, “He eventually gathers that it stands for “American-born confused deshi”. This helps the reader understand how Gogol believe Americans feel about Indians. Gogol doesn’t think as of Indians as desh which is a person who is a local or indigenous. Gogol’s Indian family and friends think of opposite from Gogol they believe an Indian is desh .Gogol thinks as an American thinks of Indians as Indians. All in all, this concludes that Lahiri conveys the complexity of
In the novel it states, “For instance, although he can understand his mother tongue, and speak it fluently, he cannot read or write it with even modest proficiency. On trips to India his American accented English is a source of endless amusement to his relatives, and when he and Sonia speak to each other, aunts and uncles and cousins always shake their heads in disbelief and say, “I didn’t understand a word!”. This helps the reader understand that the tone is misunderstood because what Gogol’s family doesn’t understand is that Gogol was raised different Gogol has a American accent than his cousins who have an Indian accent. Therefore, Lahiri conveys the complexity of identity by the tone of being