ugliness of human nature. A variety of techniques in the characters’ languages contribute to the success of this play‚ including different speaking styles‚ irony‚ exaggeration‚ asides and symbolism. These linguistic techniques and dramatic devices Gogol uses allow him to criticize various aspects of the Russian society in such a way that avoids punishment and censure from the Russian leaders.
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BELONGING ESSAY- THE NAMESAKE AND HOMELAND “Understanding nourishes belonging. A lack of understanding prevents it”. An individual desires to belong but there are obstacles and difficulties in achieving this sense of belonging. One of these main barriers is a lack of understanding of belonging. This is portrayed inThe Namesake‚ by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ where Ashima’s lack of understanding of culture and place causing isolation and prevents her from belonging in America. Furthermore‚ understanding yourself
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film “Namesake” that we viewed in class depicts the story of two young newlywed Indian immigrants who moved from Calcutta‚ India to settle in the United States of Cambridge‚ Massachusetts. Initially‚ the story begins to pick up pace when their son Gogol & his little sister Sonia is born during the first couple of years of their parents marriage where you notice the cultural differences among the Indian and American culture. In most western countries it is acceptable for parents to allow their
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In the age of globalisation‚ the issues of diaspora‚ transnationalism‚ cultural mongrelization‚ hybridity‚ identity crisis continuously enrich the diasporic literatures of the twenty first century. Topographical shifting‚ cultural transaction‚ multiculturalism‚ fluid identity forms a complex framework in the field of global migration. Apart from these‚ the concept of root‚ home‚ nostalgia‚ memory‚ alienation‚ hybrid identity are interlinked with the diasporic phenomenon. According to the various
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Russia. Bazarov was so proud about himself‚ he thought he was better than anybody else. His way of thinking was only restraining him from absorbing and understanding the ideology and culture of his older generation. After his first interaction with Nikolai‚ Bazarov tells Arkady: “ An antique survival! But your father’s a capital fellow. He wastes his time reading poetry‚ and doesn’t know much about farming‚ but he’s a good-hearted fellow.”(16) Who is Bazarov to make such accusations? From my point of
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reader is thrust into the daily life of Gogol Ganguli. Gogol is a promising young man from a Bengali family‚ which the reader gets the pleasure of knowing since his birth. Ever since Gogol’s childhood all he ever wanted was to find a place where he could truly fit in‚ whether it be in his own culture‚ or in the American one in which he lives. During his life‚ Gogol searches everywhere to find out who he is and where he belongs. During his long search‚ young Gogol meets a beautiful‚ New York Intellectual
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Jhumpa Lahiris “The Namesake” explores the link to belonging in detail. The emphasis is on Gogol Ganguli. Gogol struggles with a sense of belonging to his family and his Bengali culture and heritage throughout his life in the course of the novel. Born and raised in the U.S.‚ while his parents spent their entire life in India following Bengali culture and practices and moved on to America as young adults. Gogol must try to find a sense of belonging as he deals with trying to belong in American society
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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 needs‚ because Moushumi had her own desires she still wanted to pursue‚ but Gogol wanted that real housewife he could
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United States‚ their adopted home. Gogol‚ their son‚ however‚ was born in the United States and is somewhat embarrassed by his parents Bengalese practices. Gogol is also uncomfortable with his name. It is neither a Bengalese nor an American name. No one he knows has a name like his. In school‚ kids make fun of it. But the conflict goes deeper than that. Gogol’s father tries to explain why he gave that name to his first-born child‚ but Gogol could not care less. Gogol‚ in his attempts to get out from
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handful of earth and some money in front of the baby to determine their future career. The objects are layed in front of Gogol and he turns away. An ‘uncle’ then proclaims that‚ “most children will grab at one of them…but Gogol touches nothing’. The inability of the baby Gogol to choose anything forshadows uncertainty plaguing him throughout his life. This contrast between Gogol and ‘most children’ makes him become different‚ which emphasis Gogol’s struggle to belong in both American and Indian civilization
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