Genre: Growing Up‚ Family Drama Themes: Identity: In The Namesake‚ everybody is seems lost under various terms . Every character struggles with his or her identity‚ as they feel allured by the different cultures‚ traditions‚ and personal ambition. Gogol‚ in particular‚ is torn between two cultures – the Indian traditions of his parents and the modern American culture in which he grows up. His struggle is the same one that his sister Sonia goes through. It’s also related to the struggle his parents
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www.the-criterion.com The Criterion: An International Journal in English ISSN-0976-8165 The Treatment of Immigrant Experience in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Name Sake D.Ebina Cordelia Assistant Professor in English Holy Cross College‚Tiruchirappalli Tamilnadu. Indian writing in English is one of the voices in which India speaks. It spreads the traditional and cultural heritage of India within India and also introduces it to the whole world. It is Indian in sensibility‚ thought‚ feeling and emotion
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Place for the Wicked The real world chooses to hide the wickedness of mankind‚ while the world of fiction chooses to highlight it. In the stories “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ especially highlight the time the horrible aspects of man. Each one highlighting the corruption of man in their own unique way. The social hierarchy is a key part to the wickedness of
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all play a key role in purveying the messages the director wanted to get across. When the Ganguli family has to move from India to New York we see how relationships change and how Ashima has to change in order to adapt to the American lifestyle. Gogol who is Ashima’s son first started having a relationship outside his culture and without the backing from his parents with a wealthy white girl‚ Max. In the Bengali culture it is not accepted to have a relationship outside the same ethnicity. At first
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The original of the painting is now in the Art Institute of Chicago‚ USA. Conclusion The archetype of the animated picture is closely connected with the period of N.V. Gogol and O. Wilde‚ he used writers in front-line situations and absorbed a whole complex of philosophical problems reflecting the ethical-aesthetic quest of different times. Thanks to the inclusion of archetypes in the works‚ the latter was recognized as
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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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main characters in the novel‚ The Namesake‚ multiple times. Feeling out of place is common among all people especially with Ashima feeling alone after the death of her husband‚ Ashoke‚ feeling out of place in the hospital while giving birth‚ and when Gogol feels alone with having a name so uncommon and unique. A dramatic change in life such as when Ashima lost her husband‚ Ashoke can have the biggest effect on ones life. After he passed from a heart attack‚ Ashima needed to learn how to live without
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BELONGING ESSAY- THE NAMESAKE AND HOMELAND “Understanding nourishes belonging. A lack of understanding prevents it”. An individual desires to belong but there are obstacles and difficulties in achieving this sense of belonging. One of these main barriers is a lack of understanding of belonging. This is portrayed inThe Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ where Ashima’s lack of understanding of culture and place causing isolation and prevents her from belonging in America. Furthermore‚ understanding yourself
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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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Remarque‚ through the experiences of their characters Paul‚ Gogol and Ashima. Paul is confronted by his experiences on the front line‚ where his kinship between his fellow comrades have entrenched him from his own family and society. Likewise‚ those significant moments partaken by Gogol and Ashima‚ school excursions and getting a job‚ have both caused social disturbance and an increased recognition of one’s identity. Throughout “The Namesake”‚ Gogol has experienced many occasions where his understanding
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