Gogol as the Perfect Namesake In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake‚ Indian parents bestow a Russian name to their first born baby boy; the name is Gogol Ganguli which is after the famous Russian writer‚ Nikolai V. Gogol. In Lahiri’s novel‚ the main character fights an identity crisis because of his highly unusual name. Gogol carries uncertainty about himself throughout the novel because of his name‚ “He hates his name . . . that is has nothing to do with who he is‚ that it is neither Indian nor
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even thinking name him Gogol after a famous Russian author. Gogol’s father gave him that name serving a link to a secret past‚ and the hope of a better future. The family is forced to come to terms with living in a new culture and introducing their son to their heritage. The movie shows the families struggles‚ and hardships‚ cultural values/norms‚ deviance‚ rituals‚ cultural identity‚ gender roles‚ and how they balance the two cultures. The Indian immigrant’s son Gogol had little interest in his
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survive in a cruel world. However‚ in looking further into the story‚ deep symbolism can be found. Gogol lived in Russia during the rise of the communist party‚ and was a great dissident of communism. He believed the inevitable end of a communist government was total failure. He also criticized the other government of the world for failing to aid Russia in its quest for a better system. Gogol used his creative mind and his writing abilities to speak out against the evils of the Russian government
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Opposing American culture later in life after a split with Maxine‚ Gogol turns to a longtime family acquaintance‚ Moushumi Mazoomdar‚ who later becomes his wife after a quick marriage. Moushumi’s parents are also from Bengal creating a familiar feeling as both Gogol and Moushumi feel torn between their two backgrounds. Gogol is intrigued with Moushumi after their first arranged date together believing that‚ “her very familiarity that makes him curious about her” and becoming “lost in his own thoughts
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Initial Explication In the short story “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol‚ the ability of the affluent to indulge in material comfort leads to their neglect of the suffering lower-class‚ leaving the poor to fend for themselves in a world filled with crime and environmental discomfort. On page 932‚ Gogol’s imagery of various aspects of the night out in St. Petersburg conveys both Akaky’s harsh‚ cold‚ and desolate reality as well as the luxurious lifestyle of the well-to-do. In order to travel to the
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Gogol Dead Souls Zach F Dead Souls is an interesting view into the world of Russia during the 19th century. The book is about a man named Chichikov‚ who finds a troubling loophole within the Russian Tax system. Landowners were taxed on all of their land and possessions‚ this also included how many serfs they owned‚ dead or alive. The number of serfs they owned was determined by a national census‚ so landowners would continue to be taxed on serfs that had passed until the next census came around
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Namesake (2004) emphasizes the essence of that. It is being characterized by the protagonist of the book‚ Gogol Ganguli‚ a second-generation immigrant that is trying to find his own identity. This paper is build upon the thesis that the problem of alternating two cultures can only be solved by constantly evolving your identity‚ and that the borders of a country do not limit this process. Gogol Ganguli has an internal conflict regarding his identity; he is torn between the American society he is currently
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Anna Mantzaris English 1B 08 March 2013 Gogol Versus Nikhil Gogol grapples with his name throughout the majority of the novel‚ yet this tension was in the makings even before his birth. Ashoke and Ashima being immigrants set Gogol up to live in two different cultures‚ American and Bengali. Many children of immigrants may feel like Gogol‚ having one foot in each world. Gogol framed his struggle with cultural identity through something tangible‚ his name. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel‚ The Namesake
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the character Gogol changes in many different ways. One of the most apparent changes was in his "Indian ness". By "Indian ness" I mean the amount of his parents Bengali ways and traditions that he retained. While growing up he did everything in his power while growing up to stray away from his parents’ Bengali ways. Gogol spent most of his life trying to differ from his parents‚ however in the end he ends up obeying their wishes as to who he marries. As he was growing up Gogol felt only embarrassment
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Both Gogol and Lu Xun “Diary of a Madman” provided the social problems that occur in their society‚ during their own respective times by using a diary written by a lunatic. Even though these two stories were written with a similar structure‚ they both showed the problem of society by portraying them trough a madman’s experience of society. Gogol uses the diary to revel the difficulties of Russia’s social order. On the other hand‚ Lu Xun perspective of the story revels that china’s traditions could
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