Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri tells the story of a Bengali boy living his life and trying to understand the inner struggle he has with his namesake, while changing perspectives between the main character, Gogol and his mother. During the story, Gogol changes his legal name, effectively leaving his old self behind and replacing him with a new self, Nikhil. Although many may believe that Gogol does not go through jurassic change with this name change, in reality Gogol became an almost completely…

in Interpreter of Maladies All relationships and marriages run into problems at one point or another. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies she wrote about the various problems that come about in different relationships. There is no denying the fact that depression and insecurity are significant personal problems portrayed through the characters Jhumpa Lahiri created. A problem in some relationships is depression. In her article “Depression Symptoms,…

Written by Jhumpa Lahiri focus on how Gogol affected by his father’s death. And through series of events Gogol is more familiar with his cultural. Moreover, he understands and willing to accepts his family instead of refusing to be a part of it. The sudden death of his father leads the breaking up with Maxine, the traditional marriage with Moushumi, and the book from his dad all contributed to change Gogol’s perspective to his family and culture. In the novel, The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri shows…

No relationship is perfect and one will always go through difficulties and challenges down the road. “Interpreter of the Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri is about Mr. and Mrs. Das and their children Bobby, Ronny, and Tina visiting India. Mr. Das hired Mr. Kapasi to give them a tour of India and drive them to visit the Sun Temple. Immediately, Mr. Kapasi noticed the bickering between Mr. and Mrs. Das and how they looked Indian but dressed like foreigners. Mr. Das advises Mr. Kapasi that he and his wife…

which was released in 1989 and is extracted from her novel, The Joy Luck Club. Also, in her other short story entitled Mother Tongue, she focuses on the salient differences between Amy Tan and her mother, based on language. Other writers such as Jhumpa Lahiri examine the experience of immigrants in America. She uses her short stories, Mrs. Sen’s and The Third and Final Continent in the author’s collection, Interpreter of Maladies. Lan Cao and Chitra Banerjee also examine the challenges of…

In the short story, interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri incorporates symbols to help the reader better understand the relationships that are shown. The symbols vary from objects to actions. Often times these symbols can be overlooked and rendered meaningless, but with intent examination they can help us better understand the story and the relationships that are portrayed. Interpreter of Maladies is a story centered around a family and their tour guide. This family includes a Mrs. Das, Mr.…

Few films capture the essence of being an outsider in a foreign nation, namely and Indian in the United States of America, and one of these films happen to be Mira Nair’s The Namesake. Based on the titular book by Jhumpa Lahiri, the story focuses on the difficulties of a Bengali family after migrating to America, and the conflicts their son faces throughout his life after receiving an uncommon name, Gogol, at birth. Despite having such a simple premise, The Namesake shows the significance a name…

and repetition into this passage, Jhumpa Lahiri is able to better develop the character of Moushumi and the relationship that she has with Gogol. Right before this passage, Moushumi begins to have an affair with her old love interest, Dimitri Desjardins. The affair continues for many weeks and they begin to meet every Monday and Wednesday at Dimitri’s apartment. However, Gogol is completely unaware of the affair and does not suspect a thing. Therefore, because Lahiri uses rain in this passage,…

foreign country, he finds himself in a self-conflicting state, wanting something by giving up something else. In “Interpreter of Maladies”, Jhumpa Lahiri narrates a story of an Indian family in the United States whom acculturated into American life. It is very common for every immigrant in settling down a new home to struggle in isolation and different values. Lahiri sets forth the Das family in their new home in the United States and start to converge their Indian heritage into American breath.…

The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri, follows the life of the Ganguli family and their assimilation into America and their struggles with raising their children in a new and vastly different culture. Gogol, the main character, was born in America by two Bengali parents, Ashoke and Ashima. Throughout the novel, Gogol struggles with developing his sense of self as he dealt with a clash of Bengali culture at home and American culture in public. His parents were staunch supporters of maintaining the…