March 9, 2007 in the namesake, the film based on the bestselling novel by jhumpa lahiri, a family from india struggles with the immigrant experience and. Sep 16, 2003 the namesake follows the ganguli family through its journey from calcutta to cambridge to the boston suburbs. Jhumpa lahiri appeared on the front of new york magazines culture pages section. The namesake is a novel by pulitzer prize winning author jhumpa lahiri. You can define a section prefix to label section pages automatically. For gogol literally has the same name as nikolai gogol, but he is named for his father, and relatedly. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the namesake and what it means. Free download or read online the namesake pdf epub book.
March 9, 2007 in the namesake, the film based on the bestselling novel by jhumpa lahiri, a family from india struggles with the immigrant experience and the meaning of identity. Lahiri was awarded a guggenheim fellowship in 2002. At his fourteenth birthday party, gogol meets moushumi, a bengali british girl near his own age whose family has just moved to boston from england. Sep 02, 2003 when a letter from his greatgrandmother, suggesting a formal indian name for him, fails to arrive from india, his father, ashoke, impulsively settles on the name of gogol, after the famous.
If there was one thing that i had learnt when i was introduced to the wizarding world at eleven years old, it was that quidditch was a big deal. Jan 16, 2004 the namesake by jhumpa lahiri 304pp, flamingo. Then ashimas father passes away, which makes ashima and ashoke with gogol head to india. The namesake is a novel by jhumpa lahiri that was first published in 2003. A summary of chapter 10 in jhumpa lahiris the namesake.
The underlying theme of jhumpa lahiris sensitive new collection of stories is the fact that america is still a place where the rest of the world comes to reinvent itself. On campus, he avoids spending time with fellow bengalis. We cannot guarantee that the namesake book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service. The namesake chapters 1 and 2 summary and analysis gradesaver. This is a reflection of real life, since in reality people read novels, and a way of yoking the plot of the namesake to the plots of fictions in different cultural contexts. Ashoke takes gogol to the library and shows him the section of books by the russian author after whom he is named. By default, page and chapter numbers in a book are numbered consecutively. If you are looking for a way to better understand and help you connect to your family and cultural then the namesake by jhumpa lahiri is the book for you. It is 1971, and the ganguli family has moved outside of boston, where they are the only bengalis in a small, typically northeastern university town. She lives in a tension between worldsthe same tension that will characterize the entire ganguli family in this book.
Lahiris use of different protagonists for different chapters and sections of chapters enables the technique of dramatic irony. In chapter 11, it is clear that gogol is unaware of the affair moushumi is having with dimitri. They remind him too much of the bengali traditions his parents tried to force onto him, the parts of his. Ellis cannady senior was the namesake for the ellis cannady chapter of the national association of electrical inspectors. Gogol nikhil ganguli, ashima ganguli, ashoke ganguli, sonia ganguli, moushumi, maxine ratliff, ruth, dimitri desjardins, gerald and lydia ratliff, donald and astrid, graham, ghosh, ashimas father, ashimas grandmother, the nandis and dr. Do you believe that this relationship will be the one that lasts. Pdf read online the namesake ebooks includes pdf, epub. The namesake is the story of two generations of the gangulis, a family of indian immigrants to the united states.
The novel follows the life of gogol ganguli from birth until middle age, chronicling his struggle to discover who he is as a secondgeneration immigrant. In chapters 4 and 5 of the namesake, where does the point of view shift from one character to. There is a movie too which stars irrfan khan and tabu which isnt bad either, though reading the book would always be recommended. What is ironic about gogols relationship with moushumi. The students are instructed to make rubbings of the gravestones surfaces.
I know this book and specially the author, doenst need any introduction here amongst this elite group of readers. Home forums general indesign topics whats the point of the book function in indesign. Dec 18, 2012 the author of this book, the namesake, is steven parlato. By the pulitzer prizewinning author of interpreter of maladies. Now, many years later, gogol finally begins to read the book.
Only in order to be released from their hospital in cambridge, massachusetts, they must break with bengali custom and give their son an official name on that pesky birth certificate. Rescue workers found ashoke because of the book page he clutched in his hand. Its not exactly a happy ending, but it will have to do. Did the namesake allow you to think of america in a new way.
Learn how to number pages, chapters, and sections in indesign. The namesake chapters 3 and 4 summary and analysis. Jan 20, 2011 the namesake study guide consists of approx. The namesake questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on the namesake. Two weeks before her due date, pregnant ashima ganguli is cooking when her water breaks. Ashoke is forwardthinking, ready to enter into american culture if not fully at least with an open mind. Working with the members of your group, put these events into chronological order by using the numbers 1first event last event. This abbreviation, however, does not appear before the page numbers in periodical references.
Read free book excerpt from the namesake by jhumpa lahiri, page 1 of 10. Many of these characters have fraught relationships with their heritages and identities. The letter og gogols name given by ashimas grandmother was never found. Take a boy, born in the late 1960s to indian parents living in the american suburbs, far from their native calcutta. The first chapter in her new book is all about superfoods with recipes like avocado dip and salmon bowls, which she partnered with lily kunin from clean food, dirty city to create. The namesake chapters 11 and 12 summary and analysis. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 291 pages and is available in paperback format. Her husband, ashoke ganguli, takes her to the hospital by taxi, and she is placed in a room with three other women. His life was miraculously saved when a rescuer spotted a torn page from the book next to ashokes mangled body. The namesake by jhumpa lahiri book club discussion. Ashima ganguli, nearly nine months pregnant, is preparing a makeshift version of a popular indian snack, for which she has an insatiable craving. The word namesake, the book s thematicallyloaded title, means, in the dictionary, a person or thing that has the same name as another, and lahiri makes the most of the symbolic importance of this definition. In chapter 4, the narration focuses on the teenage gogol. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the namesake, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
After his slow recovery, ashoke decided to apply for. Jhumpa lahiris novel the namesake deftly demonstrates how the familiar struggles between new and old, assimilation and cultural preservation, striving. She has welcomed him into her family, and he doesnt like having her around. Pdf the namesake ebooks includes pdf, epub and kindle version. I hadnt expected it to be so crowded at the quidditch world cup and maybe that was a stupid assumption to make. This study guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the namesake. You will read sections of the namesake chapter 4 and 5 to answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. When we first meet ashoke and ashima ganguli they are living in a small apartment in cambridge, massachusetts, about to welcome their first child into the world. The young couple met through an arranged marriage in calcutta, india. Gogol doesnt mind his name as a child, but when he is eleven, his class takes a trip to a cemetery. In order to read online or download read online the namesake ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. Lahiri includes references to a great many works of literature, all of them read by characters within the novel. What do you call those divisions of a book bigger than a paragraph but smaller than a chapter. The namesake by steven parlato goodreads share book.
You do not need to write the questions, but please write yours answers in complete sentences. Do you agree that america is a real presence in the namesake. Moushumi won a fellowship to paris but turned it down without. In august 1968, ashoke and ashima ganguli welcome their brand new baby boy into the world. Why bobbi brown walked away from her makeup empire self. Ashima and ashoke ganguli arrive in america at the end of the 1960s, shortly after their arranged marriage in calcutta, in order for ashoke to finish his engineering degree at mit. Lahiri does a wonderful job of giving you a well thought out and organized story of a young boy. Is it fair that maxine is annoyed with not being invited to india.
Ashokes son, as he grows, will attempt to make sense of his parents decision to name him gogol, after the author. While packing, gogol comes across the book of nikolai gogols short stories that his father gave him for his fourteenth birthday. A summary of chapter 1 in jhumpa lahiris the namesake. The first edition of the novel was published in 2003, and was written by jhumpa lahiri. The contrast between gogols lowkey american birthday party still innately stressful to ashima, for whom these small foreigners are inexplicable and the giant celebration of their bengali friends, which gogol himself slightly resents, is indicative of how much, by this point in his development, the gap between gogols home culture and his life in the outside world has grown to. Pdf the namesake book by jhumpa lahiri free download 291. The closest intimacy they share before their wedding is when ashima steps briefly, secretly, into ashokes shoes. When a letter from his greatgrandmother, suggesting a formal indian name for him, fails to arrive from india, his father, ashoke, impulsively settles on the name of gogol, after the famous. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. We cannot guarantee that read online the namesake book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service. The namesake summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. When you list the pages of the chapter or essay in parentheses after the book title, use pp. The perfect holiday gift for your friends and family this season.
Tombstones for matteson family members are seen on friday, nov. The main characters of this cultural, india story are ashoke ganguli, ashima ganguli. This topic contains 4 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated by heather christian 4 years, 7 months ago. Lahiri gained widespread notice when her first book, a collection of short.
Chronology of events working with the members of your group, put these events into chronological order by using the numbers 1first event last event. He won the 3rd place in childrens literature poetry society in 2007 with one of his poems, her absence shows. The question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. She uses onion, spices, rice krispies, and planters peanuts, but cannot. In order to read online or download the namesake ebooks in pdf, epub, tuebl and mobi format, you need to create a free account. Ashoke has been hired as an assistant professor of electrical engineering, with his own office and a shared secretary. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary. Throughout this chapter, we see how ashima and ashoke are stuggling. The marriage of ashima and ashoke is arranged by their families. What do you call those divisions of a book bigger than a.