identity are issues which emerge throughout the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. How have various literary techniques been used to show that these issues play a major role in an individual experiencing a sense of belonging or not belonging. It is evident that a number of issues can greatly affect a person’s sense of belonging in particular personal experiences and cultural background. Throughout Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake a number of these issues emerge and have been presented to
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October 27 Relationships between Parents and Children “As we age‚ we become our parents; live long enough and we see faces repeat in time” something that Neil Gaiman‚ wrote in The Ocean at the End of the Lan. Jhumpa Lahiri in his great novel The Namesake agrees with this‚ but the relationship between parents and children in the novel "Namesake" is curious because as Gogol grows up and mature he was able to understand the teaching of his parents about life. In this novel‚ the relationship between parents
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Lahiri’s Writing Style Having read Lahiri’s novel‚ The Namesake‚ it is apparent that she occasionally adopts a particular writing style‚ by which she projects thoughts into future. In other words‚ there are numerous examples in the book‚ where Lahiri chooses to ‘give away’ to the reader additional information about the characters which refers to their future situation and will either appear later in the book‚ or will never be mentioned again. Projecting thoughts into future is a way
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The pages of The Namesake drift across decades effortlessly‚ and suck the reader into the daily lives of two generations: the immigrants: Ashoke and Ashima‚ and their children: Gogol and Sonia. Naturally‚ it is also a chronicle of all their romantic relationships. As we witness their lives unfold before our eyes‚ we see love go right‚ and quite often‚ wrong. This allows for an analysis of the finer details of their personalities‚ their backgrounds‚ and how they affect their endeavors in the new
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condition which empowers an individual for better or sometimes for worse. An individual’s perceptions of belonging evolve in response to the passage of time and interaction with their world. It is a condition which is portrayed through the novel the Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ and the cult movie The Breakfast Club directed by John Hughes which encapsulate the struggles and journey’s of both feelings through the passage of time. In the literary text the dynamic characters illuminate the idea and challenges
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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 very miserable in her new home on Pemberton Road as she wishes she could
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Mr. O’Sullivan APUSH 410 August 11‚ 2013 The Namesake Life in a new country is extremely difficult. New customs‚ foods‚ and an unfamilliar language can make foreign occupancy even harder. Some families are quick to learn and adapt. For others‚ it may take much longer. In The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the Ganguli family has a tough time adopting the American lifestyle so many of us are used to. For us it seems unimportant. Many of us work 9 to 5 and come home to eat dinner and watch the big
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to the new society in which they are living in. Knowing who they are and where they’re from is essential to an individual’s identity‚ and plays a significant role throughout one’s life. The significance of both name and identity is evident in “The Namesake” as it is applicable to all characters throughout the book. In particular‚ the character‚ Gogol Ganguli‚ which the book is based around‚ is born in America to Bengali parents‚ who immigrated from India. Gogol’s confusion over his cultural identity
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Beige Pascua THEA 32 “The Namesake” The Namesake is a film that has both visible and invisible sounds. The different sounds are used to portray different emotions in the film. In the beginning of the film we see Gogol’s father on a train when all of a sudden we hear the train screech but we do not see the actual action of the train getting into a wreck. This is what we call invisible sound‚ when you can hear a sound but not see the origin of where the sound is coming from. We also hear invisible
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Tone: Sympathetic 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
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