spans over thirty years and across two generations‚ following the tale of second generation Indian/American or ‘American born confused Deshi’ Gogol Ganguli and his family. Lahiri’s storytelling fastens or slows according to the emphasis placed on respective events and as such it is clear that Lahiri pinpoints certain significant moments in the lives of Gogol and the other characters as profound in what they contribute to Gogol’s understanding of belonging- which is accomplished only by the end of
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Next ‚As we can see an American culture and indian culture you can ever noticed that one of the most important things is food‚ dress‚ act and . He speaks . They are a variety of similar things but as there are many differences. This part of novel‚ gogol and his family went to homeland of calcutta india‚ where all this family spent eight months visiting their family and also where this family have a lot of problems .
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to achieve a sense of belonging amongst her peers. Gogol misperceives how others perceive him‚ generated from his lack of understanding of his place in the world due to his unusual name. During a class trip to a cemetery in his earlier years‚ Gogol cannot find his name on any of the headstones and is confronted with the fact that his name is unique. Contrasted to the generic American names of his friends‚ “Colin and Jason and Marc”‚ Gogol perceives his name only highlights his cultural differences
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ISBN 0-618-48522-8 (pbk.) ISBN 0-395-92721-8 1. Young men—Fiction. 2. Massachusetts—Fiction. 3. East Indian Americans—Fiction. 4. Children of immigrants —Fiction. 5. Assimilation (Sociology)—Fiction. 6. Alienation (Social psychology) —Fiction. 7. Gogol‚ Nikolai Vasilievich‚ 1809-1852—Appreciation— Fiction. 1. Title. ps3562.a3i6n36 2003 813’.54—dc2i 2003041718 Printed in the United States of America Book design by Melissa Lotfy DOC 40 39 38 37 36 35 A portion of this book appeared in slightly
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At the start of the film‚ Ashoke and Ashima leave India for America and their life together begins. The move from the big city of Calcutta to the big city of New York is much lonelier because they have no family nearby and the land is unfamiliar. The climate is also different‚ it is winter time and the weather is cold. Ashima is learning very quickly that the living conditions are different. Ashoke explains to her that they have gas twenty-four hours a day‚ and the difference between hot and
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THE NAMESAKE REVIEW TRANSNATIONAL MIGRANTS AND THE HYBRID CULTURAL PHENOMENA PREFACE The namesake is a touching story narrating the life of an Indian couple that migrated to the United States during the last 25 years of the 20th century. I was inspired by the profound and warm touch of how the author deliberately telling story. The beautiful language and the thoughtful phrases the author used in weaving the efforts of the immigrants‚ the happiness they try to build in their new living environment
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Moving to a different country is never easy and author Jhumpa Lahiri captures this struggle in the astounding book‚ The Namesake. Her words perfectly emulate the struggles each main character— Ashoke‚ Ashima and Gogol face. This book is written in a third person omniscient view which enables readers to look into the intimate thoughts of each character‚ and how they individually handle their ability to balance the Bengali and American culture. Each character’s journey to conform is unique‚ making
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culture. The mother and father‚ Ashima and Ashoke‚ are the parents of a newborn baby boy‚ who struggle to name their child after a failed telegram attempt to the Ashima’s grandmother who had the honor of naming him. The parents decide on the name of Gogol‚ based on Ashoke’s literary idol. Throughout Gogol’s life he betrays all the conflicts of honoring his Indian heritage and tradition in the United States‚ and these conflicts will haunt him on his winding path of his childhood and life. Jhumpa Lahiri
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How powerful can the knowledge of a language be? I used to work at a diner that was owned by a Greek family. The suppliers would drop off the goods in the back and then come to the register to collect payment. I would hand them the correct amount‚ they would say thank-you and leave. When my bosses made the payments‚ however‚ things were very different. As soon as the supplier was spoken to in Greek‚ they would light up-the prices were all rounded down‚ and although the suppliers were not rude to
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Throughout the story Gogol feels pressured by his parents to follow the Bengali culture‚ to marry a Bengali girl‚ to eat Bengali food and to live the Bengali lifestyle. Myself being of the South Asian decent‚ I can relate to Gogol as well. My parents expect me to marry a Sri Lankan boy because they believe a Sri Lankan boy can make me happy. They also want to continue to pass down our culture to newer generations. This quote foreshadows the breakup that is going to happen between Gogol and Moushumi because
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