places. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s story‚ The Namesake‚ the story follows the Ganguli family from their traditional Indian life in Calcutta through their uneasy transformation into America. This family is strewn with opposing fidelities and the underlying concept of the difficulties of cultural belonging‚ for being tradition bound immigrants. The common use of the food motif and repetitive contrasts between the cultures of India and America throughout The Namesake create cultural jarring‚ which demonstrate
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In the novel‚ The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the protagonist‚ Gogol‚ faces many challenges due to his ethnicity and regional differences. Lahiri’s purpose is to portray Gogol conflicting within himself‚ on how to act in order to advise the audience how cultural collision will affect people’s lives. The author’s treatment of Gogol having trouble on what to do throughout the novel relates to the overall meaning of the novel showing that people who have different cultures have a difficult time adjusting
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Throughout the Namesake‚ Jhumpa Lahiri uses both diction and the theme of isolation to show how Ashima and Ashoke constantly oppose Gogol and his beliefs because of the different cultures in which they grew up. After moving to the United States‚ Ashima and Ashoke possess an extreme sense of seclusion because they must raise a son in a foreign country that they are not familiar with. While Ashima lies in the hospital bed waiting to give birth to Gogol‚ she immediately feels isolated. Without Ashoke
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Gogol’s Identity Throughout Namesake‚ Gogol Ganguli struggles with his identity being both Indian and American. Although he tended to stray far away from anything Bengali‚ his deeply rooted culture never faded away. After his father’s death‚ Gogol gradually returned to his Indian traditions. He takes care of his mother and sister‚ abandons the life he could have with Maxine‚ then marries a Bengali woman. In his attempt to stay clear from anything Bengali‚ Gogol revels in the fact that he could
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At the start of the film‚ Ashoke and Ashima leave India for America and their life together begins. The move from the big city of Calcutta to the big city of New York is much lonelier because they have no family nearby and the land is unfamiliar. The climate is also different‚ it is winter time and the weather is cold. Ashima is learning very quickly that the living conditions are different. Ashoke explains to her that they have gas twenty-four hours a day‚ and the difference between hot and
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Identity is the sense of self‚ describing personality and character. what makes each one of us unique? What makes us who we are? Identity is what makes everyone different. Our experiences and memories help to shape us as individuals. With memories and experiences‚ we are able to live life and advance our characters. In particular‚ our memories provide a foundation for our own unique individuality. Different experiences brings out different qualities and makes everyone unique in their own way. Memory
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The Namesake is about this perpetual dilemma faced by immigrants as they struggle to maintain their identities while trying to shake them off at the same time. The story was about adaptation and learning acculturing and also discovering new things about themselves while finds itself presented with two conflicting realities and cultures and sets of expectations - one of the host countries through the socio-cultural surroundings and the other of the home country through their parents. Whereas
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------------------------------------------------- Techniques for creative teaching Creativity Home About Creativity Defining creativity Elements of creativity Fostering creativity Teaching Creative teachers Techniques for creative teaching Creativity as a course module Evaluating creativity Learn More Resources Research Creative teaching In order to teach creativity‚ one must teach creatively; that is‚ it will take a great deal of creative effort to bring out the most creative thinking
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The Idea of Technique tech·nique [tek-neek] 1. Method of performance; way of accomplishing. 2. Technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result. Acquiring technique is mostly a process of brain/nerve development‚ not development of finger strength. Skill is acquired in two stages: (1) discovering how the fingers‚ hands‚ arms‚ etc.‚ are to be moved‚ and (2) conditioning the brain‚ nerves‚ and muscles to execute these with ease and control. Many
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GLOSSARY OF TECHNIQUES USED TO CREATE MEANING Active voice/passive voice Writing that uses the forms of verbs which create a direct relationship between the subject and the object. Active voice is lively and more direct. Eg. ‘We had fun’ is written in the active voice; ‘Fun was had’ is written in the passive voice. Alliteration The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. It is used to produce sound that adds to the atmosphere or mood of the words‚ or perhaps
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