“the Namesake”: the Greatest Journeys Are the Ones That Bring You Home”
Assignment: “The Namesake”: The Greatest Journeys Are the
Ones that Bring You Home”
The film “Namesake” that we viewed in class depicts the story of two young newlywed Indian immigrants who moved from Calcutta, India to settle in the United States of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Initially, the story begins to pick up pace when their son Gogol & his little sister Sonia is born during the first couple of years of their parents marriage where you notice the cultural differences among the Indian and American culture. In most western countries it is acceptable for parents to allow their children to make their own decisions so that they may develop a since of responsibility and be able to adapt to new experiences, whereas in Eastern cultures parents make decisions that they feel is beneficial to their child’s well being & are more authoritarian than those in western countries. This film also displays the struggles between the first-generation Bengali immigrants to the United States, and their children, particularly their son, Gogol who wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
In addition, various key elements of emerging adulthood as seen in the movie included identity development upon entering adulthood, an individual’s social class, gender, early attitudes toward education, and expectations in late adolescence. All of which that were the major building blocks in shaping Gogol’s future course into emerging adulthood. In “The Namesake” Ashoke’s son, Gogol Ganguli begins to struggle with his name when he reaches adolescence as many of his fellow classmates tease him about his name, & how much he dislikes his parents for keeping his name Gogol instead of his Bengali name Nikhil so that he won’t feel as though he’s an outsider in America. The character Gogol
Ones that Bring You Home”
The film “Namesake” that we viewed in class depicts the story of two young newlywed Indian immigrants who moved from Calcutta, India to settle in the United States of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Initially, the story begins to pick up pace when their son Gogol & his little sister Sonia is born during the first couple of years of their parents marriage where you notice the cultural differences among the Indian and American culture. In most western countries it is acceptable for parents to allow their children to make their own decisions so that they may develop a since of responsibility and be able to adapt to new experiences, whereas in Eastern cultures parents make decisions that they feel is beneficial to their child’s well being & are more authoritarian than those in western countries. This film also displays the struggles between the first-generation Bengali immigrants to the United States, and their children, particularly their son, Gogol who wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
In addition, various key elements of emerging adulthood as seen in the movie included identity development upon entering adulthood, an individual’s social class, gender, early attitudes toward education, and expectations in late adolescence. All of which that were the major building blocks in shaping Gogol’s future course into emerging adulthood. In “The Namesake” Ashoke’s son, Gogol Ganguli begins to struggle with his name when he reaches adolescence as many of his fellow classmates tease him about his name, & how much he dislikes his parents for keeping his name Gogol instead of his Bengali name Nikhil so that he won’t feel as though he’s an outsider in America. The character Gogol