Jhumpa Lahiri‚ Gogol seems to go through identity issues with his name. He struggles to find meaning in his name but as the years pass‚ he starts to understand his namesake through being able to accept his name himself. Although Ashima and Ashoke move to America‚ they seem to try to raise Gogal in their Indian culture unaware that Gogol will have to blend both being American and Indian. The first instance where Gogol seems to reject his name is in kindergarten. Here Ashoke calls Gogol by his good
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where Gogol actually chose his life path‚ as an architect‚ not an engineer or a doctor like he was expected to do. Earlier in the movie‚ the kindergarten scene was cut out. That scene‚ in the book‚ was essential part of understanding the name issue‚ which is the main focus of the book. There were come details added‚ too. At the end of the graduation party‚ when Gogol comes home after smoking weed with his friends‚ one of the family Bengali women performs an anti-black magic spell‚ because Gogol had
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Most people struggle‚ some does not. The question of identity is especially difficult for immigrants and their coming generations since they have different cultures and different views. In the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the main character Gogol struggles with his cultural identity due to the ideological difference between him and his parents on the concept of name. According to Bengali naming traditions‚ everyone has two names‚ a pet name and a good name. The good name is for the public
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the author explores how cultural collision can affect a specific character: Gogol. Lahiri demonstrates the theme of finding one’s identity by displaying the protagonist Gogol’s cultural collisions in each stage of his life. In each period of his life‚ Gogol faces many collisions between the Bengali and American culture; the manner in which he reacts to each experience is a way of searching for his identity. In his earlier years‚ Gogol seemed satisfied with his life as he is influenced by the Bengali culture
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Why is naming so important? • For Gogol‚ his name is a source of embarrassment and for his father it is more of salvation • His name is the start of his family traditions‚ but he eventually does not follow any of the traditions Does your name identify who you are? • A person’s name is an identifier and may end up being more than just a name • A name may connect with something else (like naming after a grandparent to represent them) – Gogol’s name represents his father’s close to death experience
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Symbolism- a literary device used frequently to contribute to the complexity of a work. In "The Overcoat"‚ by Nikolay Gogol‚ uses symbolism throughout this entire work. He uses the old dressing gown to represent his old life‚ and the new overcoat to represent his new life. The symbols affect the plot and the characters. The old dressing gown represents his old life. It is plain as is Akaky Akakievich. He never does anything even halfway exciting. Most of the time he sits around copying
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roster‚ forcing Gogol to call out‚ before even being summoned‚ “That’s me‚” teachers in the school system not to give it a second thought. After a year or two‚ the students no longer tease….p.66-67” that shows the difficulties that Gogol face with his name at the school and how his teachers and his classmates found that pronouncing his name also was difficult. In addition‚ Gogol face insulting from his classmates because his name and some time they tried to tease him. Moreover‚ who Gogol deal when someone
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family besides Ashoke and herself. Ashima expresses how she feels by stating‚ “[She] can’t do this…[She] won’t”…Not here. Not like this” (32-33). She insists that Ashoke should hurry up and finish his degree so they caan go back to India and raise Gogol‚ so he would not grow up alone. Not having gotten the letter from her grandmother‚ Ahima writes to her explaining the situation about Gogul’s name. The next day a letter comes in‚ but from her grandfather saying that her grandmother has had a stroke
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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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Nikol Al Gogol’s short story “The Overcoat” creates a hyper-realistic world that contains evidence of marvelous elements. By doing so‚ Gogol constructed an ongoing conflict between the real and the supernatural. awakens; thus the paradox is left for the reader to solve. Tzvetan Todorov‚ copying‚ stated in his book The Fantastic‚ "the fantastic . . . lasts only as long as a certain hesitation common to reader and character‚ who must decide whether or not what they perceive derives from “reality” as
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