4. Review of the book: Jhuma Lahiri’s The Namesake is a story of first generation immigrants to the United States, Ashoke and Ashima and their children Gogol aka Nikhil and Sonia. The novel explores the rootlessness felt by first generation immigrants in the foreign country and their attachment to their family, their traditions and values and love for their country of origin. The novel highlights the gaps and different issues between two generations, two cultures and two countries. Nikhil and Sonia are born and brought up in the United States, and share the language, values, culture and lifestyle of the United States. India its tradition, culture, way of life is alien to them. They are more Americans than Indians whereas their parents are
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Message/Theme of the book:The problems of immigrants and their difficult acceptance in other society is highlighted. The new generations craving for freedom, independence, and life on their own terms and lack of love and attachment for parents is emphasized through the characters of Gogol and Sonia. This is a novel that explores the concepts of cultural identity, of rootlessness, of tradition and familial expectation. The story of a man and his family, of his life and hopes, loves and sorrows. Covering around 30 years… the novel manages to represent, without patronizing, life within the confines of a professional expatriate enclave. Lahiri is at her best when mapping these confines, and the conflicts between individual’s pursuits and family loyalties…The namesake is a quietly moving tale that explores the somewhat fashionable themes of racial and cultural identity…in unshowy, elegant prose.
6. Impact of the book:Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake is the novel and the story about relationships, love, duty, sacrifice, breakups in the relationships, moving on to the other relationships, dishonest in love and deceitful in the marriage relationship. Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake is a novel which goes into the details of everyday living and life of its characters. The story is high on academics, relationships, isolation and loneliness felt after breakup in
Message/Theme of the book:The problems of immigrants and their difficult acceptance in other society is highlighted. The new generations craving for freedom, independence, and life on their own terms and lack of love and attachment for parents is emphasized through the characters of Gogol and Sonia. This is a novel that explores the concepts of cultural identity, of rootlessness, of tradition and familial expectation. The story of a man and his family, of his life and hopes, loves and sorrows. Covering around 30 years… the novel manages to represent, without patronizing, life within the confines of a professional expatriate enclave. Lahiri is at her best when mapping these confines, and the conflicts between individual’s pursuits and family loyalties…The namesake is a quietly moving tale that explores the somewhat fashionable themes of racial and cultural identity…in unshowy, elegant prose.
6. Impact of the book:Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake is the novel and the story about relationships, love, duty, sacrifice, breakups in the relationships, moving on to the other relationships, dishonest in love and deceitful in the marriage relationship. Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake is a novel which goes into the details of everyday living and life of its characters. The story is high on academics, relationships, isolation and loneliness felt after breakup in