The Namesake a novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, tells the story of a young boy who battles with himself, trying to figure out who he is culturally and in general. The boy’s name is Gogol or Nikhil Gunguli, he was born in Massachusetts, alought born in America his parents come from India. His parents come from India, as they are new to America, Ashima struggles through language and cultural barriers as well as her own fears as she delivers her first child alone. After he is born, his name is still un decided

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri follows the life of Gogol Ganguli from his birth to age thirty-two. Gogol is American born child to Bengali parents, and the novel follows a series of events in his life. Gogol Ganguli, a twenty-seven-year-old man, is living in New York City and working for a large architectural firm. Gogol spends most of his time either at work or with his girlfriend, Maxine. Gogol is a person who has mostly disregarded his traditions and has accepted Maxine’s. Gogol is wholly immersed

The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri, follows the story of the Ganguli family living in the United States. The parents, Ashoke and Ashima, are Indian immigrants. The story follows the family over the course of thirty years, mainly focusing on their son, Gogol. Since he was eleven, Gogol felt insecure and hated his name. He never felt “at home” with his name or his identity in general. Gogol, an Indian boy growing up in America, sees different meanings of home all around him. He sees that his mother feels

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri socially and culturally features the value of family through the characters as well as the author. It is shown through cultural influences by the characters when they start to celebrate Christmas and by Lahiri when her parents are skeptical of her getting a degree in creative writing. It is said in the movie, “For the sake of Gogol and Sonia they celebrate, with progressively increasing fanfare, the birth of Christ, an event the children look forward to far more than

they were always the best gifts provided by our parents, as they carried the best wishes and prayers from our friends and family. Many people loved their names, and in the contrary, many people believed that they deserved better; in the book The Namesake written by Jhumpa Lahiri, the protagonist Gogol had shown negative feelings toward his name. At the age of fourteen, Gogol felt embarrassed when others called him by his name; he also found it disturbing

identity and self relation are usually molded by your surrounding influences and environment. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel, The Namesake, the author creates the juxtaposition of the conflictual relationship between the experiences of children living in American mainstream culture vs. the family culture of a first generation Indian family. Lahiri used the internal conflict of the “namesake” of Gogol vs. Nikhil as the ultimate symbolism of the conflict between the two cultures for the main character Gogol.

The Namesake is a fictional novel on an Indian boy's life written by Jhumpa Lahiri. The main character is Gogol Ganguli with his family Ashoke, Ashima, and Sonia Ganguli. Gogol throughout the whole book wanted to figure out his identity in the world. His family wanted him to live the lifestyle of his original heritage with his pet name Gogol, but the world outside of his family wanted him to live like an American with a normal name. His life had many problems including his name, significant relationships

The identity and name crisis of Gogol developed throughout Lahiri 's novel The namesake is the central focal point. He has grown with two different names and with those names two very different personas. It becomes a source of constant frustration for Gogol and is not something that the reader is ever completely certain he comes to terms with. Toward the end of the novel we also see Gogol react differently and think critically about who he is and who he wishes to be. The way that he begins to look