truly are. Gogol grows up throughout the book with a Hindu-Indian family while living in America. He confronts the challenge of assimilating while trying to pursue two cultures. As he gets older‚ he then tries to find his identity by changing his name from Gogol to Nikhil and starts different relationships. But Gogol then realized that what has held him and his family together has been the Indian culture‚ which has influenced him from the moment he was born and named. In the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa
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Quote 1 They’ve learned their lesson after Gogol. They’ve learned that schools in America will ignore parents’ instructions and register a child under his pet name. The only way to avoid such confusion‚ they have concluded‚ is to do away with the pet name altogether‚ as many of their Bengali friends have done. (3.56) Poor Gogol. As the first born‚ he’s the guinea pig for Ashoke and Ashima. The lessons they learn from raising him prepare them for the challenges of raising their second child‚ who
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belonging. This notion can be seen in both‚ The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and Looking For Alibrandi directed by Kate Wood. In the namesake‚ the character Gogol’s abnormal name forces
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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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symbolizes the American tradition of dating whomever someone has interest: Gogol did not know much Ruth‚ but in the heat of the moment started to date her. Gogol‚ being Indian-American‚ denotes the culture clash. As Gogol is socializing with other families he realizes what he is unable to do around his own family: “At times‚ as the laughter at Gerald and Lydia’s table swells‚ and another bottle of wine is opened‚ and Gogol raises his glass to be filled yet again‚ he is conscious of the fact that
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‘they’. Jhumpa Lahiri’s “The Namesake” tells the story of the Ganguli family over the course of thirty years. The immigrant is constantly struggling with the memories of his homeland and the realities of the new world. 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
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contains plots and obstacles that cause the characters to develop and change throughout the entire novel. There are many different characteristics in order to make up a bildungsroman novel. However‚ in The Namesake‚ the character that developed and changed throughout their life into adulthood was Gogol. Gogol’s coming of age was made evident by the bildungsroman’s genre conventions of social isolation and a conflict of generations. In Buckley’s novel Season of Youth‚ he talks about the characteristics
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The Namesake isn’t a word at all. It is a date. 1968‚ to be exact. But in many ways it is fitting that the opening line of Lahiri’s captivating novel takes the reader back in time‚ for much of the story is an examination of the tension between past and present. And it is that tension between what was and what is – never far from Lahiri’s or the reader’s mind – that drives the narration‚ colors the drama‚ and shapes the lives of the novel’s characters. As The Namesake opens
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place or uncomfortable with a specific surrounding or situation. This feeling occurs in Ashima‚ one of the 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
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Chantelle Rivera English- Anderson October 22nd‚ 2014 The Journe The Namesake‚ The White Tiger‚ and The Kite Runner all illustrate forgiveness along with redemption in their own ways. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ examines nuances involved being caught up between two conflicting cultures with distinct religious and social differences. Also‚ it incorporates Gogol‚ the main character‚ and his struggles between his Indian heritage and American background. In the novel‚ The White Tiger written by
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