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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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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people claim that a person’s cultural identity is the foundation or groundwork on which every other aspect of their being is built” (No Bullying). That describes exactly what Gogol in the novel‚ The Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri is trying to discover about himself through his name. Almost every aspect of this novel have to do with Gogol and his journey with his companions and family to find his sense of belonging through his culture. Lahiri uses the manipulation of time in this novel in order to positively
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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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Cultural Labyrinth in the novels of Jumba Lahiri’ “The Namesake” and Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” Literature has been found over the centuries to have certain important kinds of value for human beings. It is an image of life in which is crystallized the climate of thoughts‚ feelings and aspiration of peoples. Literature reflects society and its culture. It not only highlights external appearance‚ but hints at the peculiar tendencies‚ instincts‚ and customs of the society. In this process
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This constant struggle is portrayed “The Namesake” as first generation immigrants and their children struggle to find their places in society. The Ganguli parents struggle with adapting to a different culture than they are used to. Their children‚ Gogol and Sonia‚ struggle to maintain their roots while adapting to American
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after their emigration from Calcutta‚ India‚ to Cambridge‚ Massachusetts in the late 1960’s. The story then follows the couple as their children are born and raised in the United States. It is their struggles‚ particularly those of the eldest son‚ Gogol‚ that compromise the bulk of the story. Immigration can create cultural confusion about belonging to a home and homeland. This is apparent through the food motif and listing in The Namesake. "Ashima stands in the kitchen of her Central square apartment
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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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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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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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