Gogol and Moushumi’s trip to Paris foreshadows problems in their relationship, where Gogol feels isolated from Moushumi as he fails to fully comprehend and access the part of her identity in France. For instance, the book mentions, “He is particularly mute when he and Moushumi get together for dinners with groups of her French friends...He struggles to grasp the topic of conversation,” (231). This is evident that Gogol is like a foreigner throughout this experience with Moushumi. Moushumi’s years of familiarity of Paris puts him a position, in which he is clueless of how to following along with this foreign part of her identity. Therefore, it indicates an offset to their relationship.
