Jhumpa Lahiri

The “Third and Final Continent” is a short story that follows an unnamed narrator travelling and growing accustom to America for a work position. The author, Jhumpa Lahiri, uses the eyes of the narrator to tell the story of his journey. When in America, the narrator attempts to leave his Bengali culture behind to become American. He sees his culture as an inconvenience. The narrator tells his story but does not go into any detail when discussing his personal life. He only talks about her more…

JhumpaLahiri faithfully depicted identity crisis of the first and second generation expatriates in her first novel The Namesake. This crisis is dealt through immigrant’s families and their internal and socio-cultural relations with the people of the foreign country. It deals with the cultural identity crisis which is faced by both the generation of the immigrants. In the case of the first generation, the immigrants face dilemma, consciousness of being an outsider and cultural identity crisis due…

times what threads us together is where we end up. Two girls with two different cultures, languages, foods and music found themselves mixed between their home culture and the American culture. Jhumpa Lahiri, was born in England to Indian parents who decided to migrate to the United States, at the time Lahiri was two years old. As of today she is a Pulitzer Prize recipient for her outstanding work in fiction. In the other hand Morales was born and raised in Puerto Rico and migrated to the United…

refer to similar emotions in different ways through the use of metaphors in “Araby” and details in “Maladies.” “Interpreter of Maladies” and “Araby” are two short stories that showcase two very distinct styles of writing. The two authors, Joyce and Lahiri, use various techniques ranging from the use of metaphors…

The United States of America is still one of the most heavily immigrated to countries in the world and obtaining the “American Dream” is a widely held ideal for many. Both Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel The Namesake and the film Brooklyn, directed by John Crowley, delve into the lives of newcomers to America. The Namesake and Brooklyn both deal with issues regarding identity and how it relates to family and culture, and assimilation, or lack thereof, to a new society. While these themes are similar, how…

notice many aspects from this paired lens. Reading The Namesake through this lens can provide an interesting point of view, and the reader also gains a better understanding of the linked elements throughout the book. This novel, written by Jhumpa Lahiri, is about a boy, Gogol, who is born in America to Indian parents. Throughout the book, his parents, Ashima and Ashoke, slowly begin to intertwine with the…

Knowledge and perception are key factors in how things are interpreted. They can be the difference between understanding and being perplexed. In the novel, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Gogol seems to go through identity issues with his name. He struggles to find meaning in his name but as the years pass, he starts to understand his namesake through being able to accept his name himself. Although Ashima and Ashoke move to America, they seem to try to raise Gogal in their Indian culture…

Jumpa Lahiri is the child of Indian immigrants who she was born in England and grew up in the USA. While she is living in the United States, she suffers of conflict of cultural in during her life. Hence, her fictions afoul with conflict of cultural and lost identity among the characters of her stories. The purpose of the paper is to study multicultural problem and searching of identity in Namesake novel and Lowland novel, and collection of short stories in Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.…

Sorcerer’s Apprentice, by Tahir Shah, is a travel narrative about Shah’s education in the art of illusion and his trek through India. Throughout the narrative, Shah meets many people and sees many things that contribute to the uniqueness of India. One of the most thought provoking concepts in the story are the supernatural characteristics given to objects that, in America, are basic parts of everyday life. An example of this is the salesman selling wedding eggs. Wedding eggs are Easter eggs…

“Enrique’s Journey” by Sonia Nazario and “Which Way Home” directed by Rebecca Cammisa both aim to illustrate struggles regarding the immigrants’ journey of their way from Central America to the United States. Although bearing similar contents, the book contains small details, whereas the film provides more visuals, allowing one to connect with the children though their emotions. However the book and film both came to the same conclusion, serving the same purpose. The book and the film both…