In the novel‚ The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the protagonist‚ Gogol‚ faces many challenges due to his ethnicity and regional differences. Lahiri’s purpose is to portray Gogol conflicting within himself‚ on how to act in order to advise the audience how cultural collision will affect people’s lives. The author’s treatment of Gogol having trouble on what to do throughout the novel relates to the overall meaning of the novel showing that people who have different cultures have a difficult time adjusting
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in the relationship in different ways. It can cause communication gaps and arguments. Children can be a blessing‚ but also a curse for some relationships. The presence of children can cause an already weak relationship to weaken even further. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s collection of short stories‚ Interpreter of Maladies‚ the idea that children can weaken a relationship appears in the stories “Interpreter of Maladies”‚ “Sexy”‚ and “A Temporary Matter”.
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“A Temporary Matter‚” by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ displays how a married couple’s relationship is affected by the loss of a child. Before their tragedy‚ they were pleased with one another. However‚ when Shoba gives birth to a stillborn child‚ the couple isolated themselves from each other. Shoba distracted herself by working and keeping with her routine while Shukumar lost motivation to finish school. The death of their son created detachment and reticence in their marriage in contrast to their abiding love
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gift‚ something truly miraculous. A person’s own family is the greatest wealth that one can ever possess but it is upon an individual to realize the true worth of the love and blessings that his own family has to offer them. In “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri” Gogol’s drastic journey to adulthood filled with unexpected and emotional experiences makes him eventually realize the importance of family in his life. In Gogol’s early twenties all he thought about was to get away from his family. The reason
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Mina’s Secret In "Interpreter of Maladies‚" Jhumpa Lahiri uses Mina Das’s red outfit as a way to represent an unfaithful woman‚ who is disconnected from her roots‚ and has fallen out of love with life. Her guilt from keeping a secret that one of her children is not from her husband‚ but from an affair‚ has caused her to act in a very distant and uncaring way. Through the family’s visit to the Sun Temple‚ and the hills at Udayagiri and Khandagiri in India‚ accompanied by Mr. Kapasi‚ a Gujarati interpreter
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Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri & The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III‚ explore the pattern of the sociocultural effect(s) of immigration on the livelihood of immigrants. Furthermore‚ the topics explored through this paper tie to the following comparison(s) of themes in both texts. Without further or due‚ now to the analytical approach of the essay... Before beginning‚ it would be best to provide a brief‚ condensed
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Interpreter of Maladies depicts the language and cultural barriers many immigrants face upon arriving in America. In “Mrs. Sen’s‚” Jhumpa Lahiri introduces us to Mrs. Sen‚ an Indian woman living in a university apartment with her husband. Lahiri uses a handful of symbolism and foreshadowing from the very beginning‚ giving us the impression that Mrs. Sen does not feel at home. She uses many references to India‚ the refusal for the culture from an anxious mother‚ and the acceptance of the culture in
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Throughout the collection of short stories‚ Interpreter of Maladies‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ many characters have varying levels of success assimilating and accepting American customs. People face adapting to new cultures in various ways‚ which is reflected in the short stories “Mrs. Sen’s” and “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine”‚ as Mrs. Sen completely isolates herself from society and is unwilling to change her routine to work in America‚ opposed to Lilia’s family‚ that views their new home as a safe place
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Jhumpa Lahiri’s remorseful short story “A Temporary Matter” demonstrates a loss of faith as grief exposes differences. In modern Boston‚ a young couple has begun to isolate themselves from each other and lose interest in their well-being. It has been six months after the stillbirth of Shoba and Shukumar’s first child. Shukumar stays at home all day and puts off his dissertation while Shoba‚ who used to be a busy body around their home‚ now stays away from the house as much as possible. The electricity
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individual to mature and grow up in most cases. In other cases‚ such as “Mrs. Sen’s” in‚ Interpreter of Maladies‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the roles of maturity switch. In “Mrs. Sen’s” a child of eleven years‚ Eliot‚ shows a level of maturity that a boy his age would usually not have yet. From the beginning of the story‚ Lahiri lets the reader know that‚ “Eliot can feed and entertain himself[...]” (Lahiri 111). This sets the bar letting the reader know this is a child who can take care of himself‚ but for social
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