Gogol's Primary Conflict In The Namesake
Gogol's primary conflict in this excerpt from "The Namesake" is his own name. Because Gogol is a child, his reaction to his new name is reasonable. He hasn't fully matured yet, so his response to change is hostile. Being tied to it your whole life, your name becomes synonymous with your identity. One can see this in Gogol as he describes his new name, Nikhil as "someone he doesn't know. Someone who doesn't know