![]() But later he finds himself in their place, may be in slightly different situations, going through things he once couldn’t understand, even made fun of. He doesn’t understand their longing for their home in Calcutta, the month long visits where they stay with different relatives or their parents urge to bring together Bengali people home, throwing parties. ![]() He doesn’t understand or can’t sympathize with anything his parents do when young. ![]() ![]() While Ashoke and Ashima struggle living in America with their Indian heart, Gogol born in America struggles identifying himself as an Indian, with a name that is neither. Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake is not just about a name, but about people struggling to find an identity far away from home or even at home, be it with name, place or people Born to Bengali parents in America, he was given a name that was neither Indian or American, but Russian. ![]() The way certain names find their way to a person is interesting. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri – Book Review ![]()
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