Opposing American culture later in life after a split with Maxine‚ Gogol turns to a longtime family acquaintance‚ Moushumi Mazoomdar‚ who later becomes his wife after a quick marriage. Moushumi’s parents are also from Bengal creating a familiar feeling as both Gogol and Moushumi feel torn between their two backgrounds. Gogol is intrigued with Moushumi after their first arranged date together believing that‚ “her very familiarity that makes him curious about her” and becoming “lost in his own thoughts
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Sociology 201 Does Culture Affect Identity and Behavior? A Movie-Thesis Based on the Movie: The Namesake by Mira Nair (2007) Based on the Novel By Jhumpa Lahiri Does culture affect identity and behavior? The Namesake is the story of Ashoke and Ashima Ganguli from their traditional arranged marriage in Calcutta‚ India‚ to their immigrant life in America and the family they raised in the suburbs of New York. The film explores cultural identity and tends to reflect at key turning points
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The Ganguli family in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake has a problem. The mother and father are traditional Bengalese from Calcutta‚ and they are not particularly interested in assimilating into the 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
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THEIVANAI AMMAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Cultural Identity In Jhumpa Lahiri’s THE NAMESAKE Jhumpa Lahiri‚ the author of The Namesake‚ was born in London‚ the daughter of Indian immigrants from the state of West Bengal. Her family moved to the United States when she was three. Lahiri grew up in Kingston‚ Rhode Island‚ where her father Amar Lahiri works as a librarian at the University of Rhode Island. When she began kindergarten in Kingston‚ Rhode Island‚ Lahiri ’s teacher decided
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My two texts are “The Namesake” and “Bend it like Beckham”. Our prescribed text‚ 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
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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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How and why did Stalin win to be the leader of Russia? Stalin’s manipulative personality Joseph Stalin was known to have a manipulative personality. He was persuasive‚ educated‚ determined however also arrogant (due to his role as General Sectary). Also Lenin is rude as Lenin said in his testament “Stalin is too rude”. After Lenin died during the struggle for power Stalin was reasonably quiet at the beginning. This makes him sly and sneaky because we get the impression he is up to no good.
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Essay on Olive Kitteridge: A Different Road The short story cycle Olive Kitteridge‚ written by Elizabeth Strout‚ showcases the lives of multiple residents of the small town Cosby in Maine‚ whilst keeping Olive Kitteridge as the main protagonist by featuring her in each story. In this complete collection of short stories‚ the author writes in a fashion that allows the story to have a deeper meaning once it is studied by reading between the lines. In the analysis of A Different Road‚ the symbols
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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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ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Understanding Literary Themes Literary elements support and develop the themes in all works of fine literature. The short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a work delicately woven together with different literary elements including symbolism‚ character‚ and point of view that contribute to the theme of the story‚ which is a study of individuality conflicting with oppression.
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