style‚ by which she projects thoughts into future. In other words‚ there are numerous examples in the book‚ where Lahiri chooses to ‘give away’ to the reader additional information about the characters which refers to their future situation and will either appear later in the book‚ or will never be mentioned again. Projecting thoughts into future is a way of writing that Lahiri applies in various points throughout the book; however‚ the last three pages of the novel are totally based on this
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Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies depicts the convergence of the remorseful lives of Indian immigrants with American culture‚ estranged physically or spiritually from their homelands and facing adversity adjusting to America’s sterility. In the story‚ “Mrs. Sen’s‚” the sense of transforming into an American lifestyle indicates Mrs. Sen’s quiet strength‚ but an overbearing loneliness sinks into her life as readers begin to sympathize with her life. Mrs. Sen’s resistance to assimilate to American
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Claude Levi-Strauss once said ‘being human signifies‚ for each of us‚ belonging to a class‚ a society‚ a country‚ a continent and a civilization.’ Belonging is a human desire of being accepted with people or 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
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immigrants set Gogol up to live in two different cultures‚ American and Bengali. Many children of immigrants may feel like Gogol‚ having one foot in each world. Gogol framed his struggle with cultural identity through something tangible‚ his name. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel‚ The Namesake‚ Gogol’s struggle with cultural identity is exposed most greatly by the name others call him and his reaction to it. On Gogol’s first day of school‚ he gets his first taste of the cultural tension that his name and
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PORTRAYAL OF MALE CHARACTERS IN JHUMPA LAHIRI’S SELECTED SHORT STORIES ABSTRACT This study analyzes the male characters in Jhumpa Lahiri’s three selected short stories. The formalistic theory chosen to dissect the texts has enable readers to be objective in their interpretation by separating the elements of theme‚ plot‚ point of view and the setting of the story. By concentrating only on the characterization factor‚ the characters of each of the male characters were revealed. Using
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Jhumpa Lahiri conveys the complexity of identity by using setting‚ tone and style. Lahiri’s novel Namesake‚ in this novel the author introduces the protagonist Gogol. Gogol thru the novel can be described as confused because Gogol is Indian‚ but since he was raised in America he follows the American culture and not the indian culture anymore. Therefore‚ Lahiri conveys the complexity of identity by using setting in this case the setting is America also‚ Lahiri is using tone to convey the complexity
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The book The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is a classic novel that does an impeccable job of describing the problems of being wedged between his native culture and American culture along with various religious and ideological differences. The novel comprises of various characters‚ but the book revolves around Gogol/ Nikhil‚ the protagonist of the story. Gogol is an American Indian‚ who lives with his family in Boston. He moves on to several other places as he grows up. Gogol is a perfect example of reinvention
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Home is where the heart is; somewhere you live no matter where you physically are. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake‚ several characters are living in one place while simultaneously living somewhere else. Lahiri uses this tug-of-war technique to strengthen her belief that immigrants living in America struggle to wholly accept one society. Lahiri focuses on Ashima and Gogol’s difficulties coming to terms with which place they choose to accept as home. Additionally‚ both characters express undeniable
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Rachel Wallace English III 2nd Period Mrs. Kaplan The Namesake The Namesake‚ written by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ has been dubbed one of The New York Times Bestellers and a follow-up of Lahiri’s Pulitzer Prize debut‚ Interpreter of Maladies. Lahiri’s specific style towards Gogol’s life makes it easy for an audience to understand the troubles of being raised in an Indian household surrounded by an American society. However‚ would The Namesake still be on The New York Times Bestseller list
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ISOLATION AND COMMUNITY IN SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS BY JHUMPA LAHIRI “As is frequently the case with immigrants in general‚ the Diaspora is also keen on taking pride- some self respect and dignity- in the culture and tradition of the original homeland. This frequently takes the form of some kind of ‘national’ or civilization appreciation of being an Indian in origin.” Amartya Sen In the Argumentative Indian. While Indian writers have been making a significant
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