from India and attempt to embed Gogol Ganguli with traditional Indian culture. Gogol rejects these attempts‚ pushing him farther into the American Lifestyle. While Ashima’s family ties bonds her to multiple cultures‚ Gogol’s family and their forceful approach to raising Gogol makes him repel Indian culture. Gogol has an affinity for non-Indian women‚ yet ultimately settles with a woman named Moushumi. This second generation Indian immigrant is very similar to Gogol. She too rebuffed her stern parents
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struggles of the first-generation immigrants to assert a western identity‚ as well as to maintain rich eastern traditions. It also explores the challenges faced by the children‚ being second-generation immigrants‚ as represented by the main character‚ Gogol‚ who attempts to shed the Bengali identity to fully embody the American status. Yet‚ the journey towards re-invention and self-discovery finally teaches him the value of family‚ one’s roots and cultural pride. This study concludes that this novel reflects
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Quote 1 They’ve learned their lesson after Gogol. They’ve learned that schools in America will ignore parents’ instructions and register a child under his pet name. The only way to avoid such confusion‚ they have concluded‚ is to do away with the pet name altogether‚ as many of their Bengali friends have done. (3.56) Poor Gogol. As the first born‚ he’s the guinea pig for Ashoke and Ashima. The lessons they learn from raising him prepare them for the challenges of raising their second child‚ who
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thirty years in the life of the Ganguli family. The Calcutta-born parents emigrated as young adults to the United States‚ where their children‚ Gogol and Sonia‚ grow up experiencing the constant generational and cultural gap with their parents. A film adaptation of The Namesakewas released in March 2007‚ directed by Mira Nair and starring Kal Penn as Gogol and Bollywood stars Tabu and Irrfan Khan as his parents. Lahiri herself made a cameo as "Aunt Jhumpa". The present paper explores to what extent
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visible.” (Gogol‚ 53) The vast distance that normally exists between Kiev and the sights that the townspeople see (i.e. the Crimea‚ the Sivash‚ the Carpathian mountains) constricts‚ allowing them to see parts of the world they should not be able to see from where they stand. The people of Kiev then see the cause of this distortion: “…on [the mountain] appeared a horseman in full knightly armour‚ with his eyes closed. He was plainly visible to all‚ as though he were only a few yards away.” (Gogol‚ 53) The
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Gogol‚ the son‚ tries to find his own identity without losing his heritage‚ even though his parents‚ Ashoke and Ashima‚ are proud of the sacrifices they made to satisfy their family’s needs. In America‚ identity became a real encounter to the Ganguli family
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Gogal ’s famous play about government bureaucracy‚ coruption and deception. A satirical account of Russion Government and society. "The Inspector" Bureaucracy‚ Corruption and Deception-- How Gogol using satire‚ ridicules the bureaucracy of the Russian government through scenes of corruption‚ deception and self-deception. The Mayor’s famous line‚ as he turns to address the audience directly‚ “What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves‚” (p. 120) illustrates this theme‚ which
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impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from home. The frantic attempt to recreate the previous life leads to depression and a loss of identity. Distraught and alienated in America‚ Ashima pushes her Bengali heritage upon her children‚ Gogol and Sonia‚ in an effort to lessen her homesickness throughout The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Ashima completely rejects the bewildering American culture that is thrust upon her and becomes depressed and homesick. These characteristics cause her to be
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out and not visually appealing. One might see Akaky and not give him a second look because of his overcoat‚ the same phenomenon is happening to Akaky himself. Early in the story it is stated that‚ “In the department he was shown no respect at all” (Gogol). It is arguable that the overcoat of Akaky is the materialization of the disrespect being shown to him by his co-workers. Another relation between Akaky and his overcoat is that the overcoat which contains a multitude of holes that is being patched
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Projecting thoughts into future is a way of writing that Lahiri applies in various points throughout the book; however‚ the last three pages of the novel are totally based on this writing style. More specifically‚ the writer describes the way of life that Gogol and his mother will have to adopt‚ since she has decided to spend half of the remainder of her life in her homeland‚ far away from her children. Furthermore‚ the reader learns about Gogol’s thoughts and feelings‚ after he has temporarily abandoned
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