Jhumpa Lahiri is the author of the fictional bestseller‚ “The Namesake”‚ a moving novel exploring the life of the married couple‚ Ashima and Ashoke Ganguli‚ immigrants from India in the United States of America. The two both adapt to the new cultural changes in America though once they give birth to Gongol Ganguli‚ a name Ashoke has given after he was “rescued” by that author in a train accident‚ they have both yet to experience parenthood. As the years go by‚ and Ashima and Ashoke begin to get accustomed
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Scholarly Article on “The Namesake” By Jhumpa Lahiri The article I chose is titled‚ “From Hybrids to Tourists: Children of Immigrants in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake‚” written by Natalie Friedman. This in depth article focuses on the inner personal struggle of an immigrant family to the United States with emphasis on Gogol Ganguli. Friedman distinguishes “the Namesake” from most other novels of its kind. As opposed to stories about immigrants coming to the United States in search of financial
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The Namesake has a connection to belonging as if deals with the disconnection of the Ganguli’s. The theme of alienation and the search for belonging between the two cultures is represented through the shifts between the two countries; where Ashoke and Ashima move to America growing their children up in an American society but teaching them Bengali traditions. Lahiri uses techniques such as symbols to illustrate the sense of belonging and not belonging. Throughout the novel‚ the composer of the
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English 3A October 20‚ 2012 Until Death Do Us Part? At the start of Gogol and Moushumi’s marriage‚ as the reader you’d think they are a match made in heaven. In the beginning they are in a particular phase called “The Cupcake Phase”. Like the quote “All good things come to an end”‚ their marriage started out all “lovey dovey” but ended horribly. Their marriage failed because of a lack of understanding for each other’s
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Cultural Labyrinth in the novels of Jumba Lahiri’ “The Namesake” and Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” Literature has been found over the centuries to have certain important kinds of value for human beings. It is an image of life in which is crystallized the climate of thoughts‚ feelings and aspiration of peoples. Literature reflects society and its culture. It not only highlights external appearance‚ but hints at the peculiar tendencies‚ instincts‚ and customs of the society. In this process
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Adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel of the same title‚ The Namesake is a story of a Bengali couple who migrated and raised a family in New York. It captures the struggle of keeping the traditional roots and culture alive while assimilating into the American life that addressed throughout a wholesome feast of culture
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honor to welcome you to the christening of Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)‚ the 31st Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer. We are proud to celebrate another Ingalls ship built by the best shipbuilders in the world and are honored to have her namesake‚ Paul Robert Ignatius‚ with us. Paul Robert Ignatius was 18 years old in 1938‚ when Robert I. Ingalls‚ Sr. set the foundation for this shipyard. Our shipyard has now been building ships for 79 years‚ and Secretary Ignatius has been serving his country
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anguish‚ along with the spiritual and mental torture that accompanies the burning agony of Hell he dwells upon. In the same way that Stephen is entrapped in his personal Hell due to his disobedience and sins he commits against the Lord‚ his mythical namesake‚ Daedalus‚ was cast into the labyrinth that was his own creation when he disobeyed orders from King Minos. In Daedalus’ story‚ he was in the labyrinth with the terrifying Minotaur‚ just as Stephen is threatened by the many beasts within his own soul
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and martial difficulties. Also‚ the disconnection between first and second generation United States immigrants. It was highly praised by American critics and sold 600‚000 copies. Also‚ it received the 2000 Pulitzer price for Fiction The namesake “The Namesake” was Lahiri’s first novel and was published in 2003. The story spans over thirty years in the Ganguli family. The Calcutta born parents emigrated as young adults to The United States Of America with their children Gongol and Sonia where they
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"Compare the ways in which cross-cultural identity is explored in Alice Pung’s Unpolished Gem and Mira Nair’s The Namesake" The struggle to find self identity within the upbringing of two different and contradictory cultural groups is the main theme for Alice Pung’s memoir Unpolished Gem and Mira Nair’s film The Namesake. The main characters for each‚ Alice Pung and Gogol Ganguli respectively grow up the children of immigrants from developing to western countries who are torn between respecting
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