Quote 1 They’ve learned their lesson after Gogol. They’ve learned that schools in America will ignore parents’ instructions and register a child under his pet name. The only way to avoid such confusion‚ they have concluded‚ is to do away with the pet name altogether‚ as many of their Bengali friends have done. (3.56) Poor Gogol. As the first born‚ he’s the guinea pig for Ashoke and Ashima. The lessons they learn from raising him prepare them for the challenges of raising their second child‚ who
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out and not visually appealing. One might see Akaky and not give him a second look because of his overcoat‚ the same phenomenon is happening to Akaky himself. Early in the story it is stated that‚ “In the department he was shown no respect at all” (Gogol). It is arguable that the overcoat of Akaky is the materialization of the disrespect being shown to him by his co-workers. Another relation between Akaky and his overcoat is that the overcoat which contains a multitude of holes that is being patched
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all play a key role in purveying the messages the director wanted to get across. When the Ganguli family has to move from India to New York we see how relationships change and how Ashima has to change in order to adapt to the American lifestyle. Gogol who is Ashima’s son first started having a relationship outside his culture and without the backing from his parents with a wealthy white girl‚ Max. In the Bengali culture it is not accepted to have a relationship outside the same ethnicity. At first
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circumstance he struggles to fit in both the America society and his Bengali home as he feels his name does not belong in either culture. On page 100 we see Gogol’s frustration with his name‚ “the only person who didn’t take Gogol seriously‚ the only person who tormented him.. was Gogol..” Here the author has demonstrated to the reader that nobody else judges him for his name‚ yet he feels that he does not belong. This reflects Gogol’s insecurity with his name making him feel out of place in both cultures
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"The Overcoat" tells the story of Akaky Akakyevich‚ an impoverished government clerk who lives a solitary life. One day he realizes that his winter overcoat has become worn out. He takes it to the tailor to be mended but is told that it cannot be repaired and that he will have to have a new one made. Akaky undergoes extreme deprivation in order to save money for a new overcoat. In the process‚ the coat begins to take a central role in his life and he begins to view the garment as the key to his future
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Jhumpa Lahiri‚ Gogol seems to go through identity issues with his name. He struggles to find meaning in his name but as the years pass‚ he starts to understand his namesake through being able to accept his name himself. Although Ashima and Ashoke move to America‚ they seem to try to raise Gogal in their Indian culture unaware that Gogol will have to blend both being American and Indian. The first instance where Gogol seems to reject his name is in kindergarten. Here Ashoke calls Gogol by his good
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where Gogol actually chose his life path‚ as an architect‚ not an engineer or a doctor like he was expected to do. Earlier in the movie‚ the kindergarten scene was cut out. That scene‚ in the book‚ was essential part of understanding the name issue‚ which is the main focus of the book. There were come details added‚ too. At the end of the graduation party‚ when Gogol comes home after smoking weed with his friends‚ one of the family Bengali women performs an anti-black magic spell‚ because Gogol had
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Most people struggle‚ some does not. The question of identity is especially difficult for immigrants and their coming generations since they have different cultures and different views. In the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the main character Gogol struggles with his cultural identity due to the ideological difference between him and his parents on the concept of name. According to Bengali naming traditions‚ everyone has two names‚ a pet name and a good name. The good name is for the public
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the author explores how cultural collision can affect a specific character: Gogol. Lahiri demonstrates the theme of finding one’s identity by displaying the protagonist Gogol’s cultural collisions in each stage of his life. In each period of his life‚ Gogol faces many collisions between the Bengali and American culture; the manner in which he reacts to each experience is a way of searching for his identity. In his earlier years‚ Gogol seemed satisfied with his life as he is influenced by the Bengali culture
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Why is naming so important? • For Gogol‚ his name is a source of embarrassment and for his father it is more of salvation • His name is the start of his family traditions‚ but he eventually does not follow any of the traditions Does your name identify who you are? • A person’s name is an identifier and may end up being more than just a name • A name may connect with something else (like naming after a grandparent to represent them) – Gogol’s name represents his father’s close to death experience
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