Interpreter of Maladies (1999)‚ PEN / Heemingway Award for Interpreter of Maladies (1999) Addison Metcalf Award from the American academy of Arts and Letters (2000)‚ The New Yorker’s Best debut of the year for Interpreter of Maladies(2000). Tha Namesake (2003) her second book and first novel. It was named the NewYork magazine book of the year. Unaccustomed Earth (2008) reached No.1on The NewYork Times best seller list. The Lowland (2013) plased on the long- list of a National Book Award finalist
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The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri A MARINER BOOK Houghton Mifflin Company Boston • New York Copyright ©2003 by Jhumpa Lahiri ALL RIGHTS RESERVED For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book‚ write to Permissions‚ Houghton Mifflin Company‚ 215 Park Avenue South‚ New York‚ New York 10003. Visit our Web site: www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lahiri‚ Jhumpa. The namesake / Jhumpa Lahiri. p. cm. ISBN 0-618-48522-8 (pbk.) ISBN 0-395-92721-8
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Throughout the story Gogol feels pressured by his parents to follow the Bengali culture‚ to marry a Bengali girl‚ to eat Bengali food and to live the Bengali lifestyle. Myself being of the South Asian decent‚ I can relate to Gogol as well. My parents expect me to marry a Sri Lankan boy because they believe a Sri Lankan boy can make me happy. They also want to continue to pass down our culture to newer generations. This quote foreshadows the breakup that is going to happen between Gogol and Moushumi because
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name symbolizes the double identity of Gogol. In Lahiri’s novel‚ the main character fights an identity crisis because of his highly unusual name. Gogol struggles between two cultures to try and figure out his own identity and where he belongs. He attempts to create separation between himself and his parents’ worlds‚ but never feels authentic as Nikhil. When Gogol starts kindergarten‚ his parents want him to go by “Nikhil” at school and “Gogol” at home. Gogol is bothered by this because he feels
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importance of such events is not in the situations themselves‚ but in how the person reacts to being in the situation. Such themes are present in literature from all around the globe‚ as evinced by Ken Liu’s “The Paper Menagerie‚” Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Gogol‚” Guy de Maupassant’s “Two Friends‚” and Jorge Luis Borges’ “Rosendo’s Tale.” External societal pressures cause internal conflict in characters by thrusting them into unfavorable situations‚ and these situations force characters to decide whether their
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Identity formation There are a myriad of ways that we can form our identity. Identity reflects who we are‚ how we learn‚ grow and develop. Parenting styles‚ culture‚ and growth from one stage into another stage are some of the factors that affect our identity and makes us different from others. The primary goal of psychology is to describe‚ explain‚ predict‚ and control those fields which become a part of our identity. As we learn‚ identity includes sets of characteristics that describe different
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“The Overcoat”and Slavic Folk Beliefs In the nineteenth century‚ much of Eastern Europe had a fascination with Slavic folk beliefs. During this time‚ people questioned the existence of mythological creatures‚ especially those which were believed to be somewhere between dead and alive(3). The word “vampire” was introduced in to the Slavic languages in the late eighteenth century and the term “unclean forces” began to be widely recognized by nineteenth century Russian peasants (1). References to
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visible.” (Gogol‚ 53) The vast distance that normally exists between Kiev and the sights that the townspeople see (i.e. the Crimea‚ the Sivash‚ the Carpathian mountains) constricts‚ allowing them to see parts of the world they should not be able to see from where they stand. The people of Kiev then see the cause of this distortion: “…on [the mountain] appeared a horseman in full knightly armour‚ with his eyes closed. He was plainly visible to all‚ as though he were only a few yards away.” (Gogol‚ 53) The
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Gogal ’s famous play about government bureaucracy‚ coruption and deception. A satirical account of Russion Government and society. "The Inspector" Bureaucracy‚ Corruption and Deception-- How Gogol using satire‚ ridicules the bureaucracy of the Russian government through scenes of corruption‚ deception and self-deception. The Mayor’s famous line‚ as he turns to address the audience directly‚ “What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves‚” (p. 120) illustrates this theme‚ which
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out and not visually appealing. One might see Akaky and not give him a second look because of his overcoat‚ the same phenomenon is happening to Akaky himself. Early in the story it is stated that‚ “In the department he was shown no respect at all” (Gogol). It is arguable that the overcoat of Akaky is the materialization of the disrespect being shown to him by his co-workers. Another relation between Akaky and his overcoat is that the overcoat which contains a multitude of holes that is being patched
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