Nikolai Gogol

Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake depicts the development of a man named Nikhil Ganguli, commonly referred to as Gogol. Written in 2003, The Namesake illustrates the toils and internal journey many children of immigrants face in contemporary times. Seeing as they experience a clash between their ethnic culture and American culture, first generation children must seek a balance between the two in order to understand their identity, which is evident in Gogol’s experience. Through three phases of…

The locations and settings in literature reflect the internal feelings of characters and set diversified tones for its exposition. Anton Chekhov's short story integrates scenes in Moscow, Yalta, and an unnamed provincial town called S–. The geographic distinctions and environmental disparities between Yalta and Moscow exemplify the inner alterations of two primary characters, Dmitri and Anna. Chekhov initially presents Dmitri in a detestable light, illuminating his bitterness and misogyny as he…

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 culture and traditions of Bengali as they only formed friendships with other Bengalis. Meanwhile, Gogol was forging new relationships with his American…

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 unaware that Gogol will have to blend both being American and Indian. The first instance where Gogol seems to reject his name is in kindergarten in…

Culture 's capacity in The Namesake can be seen as nearly endless when considering the many themes that give themselves to the story. Given that the story pertains to immigration and integration as a whole, culture is obvious to come up under a variety of ideas inevitably impacted by the story telling. A major component of how the story focuses on fostering culture is through it 's growth in areas with similar or familiar inhabitants. This is seen in The Namesake as a way for families and…

The two film adaptation of Nikolay Gogol’s The Overcoat, the 1959 Russian film by Aleksey Batalov and the 2011 Canadian film, The Girl in the White Coat by Darrell Wasyk, end in different ways. One film depicts a scene of supernatural revenge while the other ends with a quiet death. As films set in realistic environments, the supernatural element found in Gogol’s work presents a challenge for the directors. However, when compared to the original work, both films have a similar meaning even when…

yourself in another country, and learning how to survive- while slowly becoming less like yourself as you adapt.The main characters are a Indian couple from Calcutta at the beginning, but it eventually changes to become their son Gogol after he reaches a certain age. Gogol struggles with finding his identity, believing for a majority of his life that it is associated with his name, which is yet another thing which sets him apart from both Indians and Americans. Published in 2003, The Namesake…

grows up and who they grow up around impacts their identity greatly. Gogol and Eilis, protagonists from The Namesake and Brooklyn respectively, must both deal with the American idea of individuality while coming from families with deep cultural roots. From a young age, Gogol is impacted by Indian tradition; receiving the pet name he did because his parents did not receive a letter from his mother’s grandmother (Lahiri 27). Gogol is also a distinctly Russian name hence setting him apart from the…

story indicate that appearance was important for a man with a high rank. The value of fellow government official’s opinions is very high as Kovalyov says, “If the major doesn’t split his sides when he sees me, then everything is in the right place. (Gogol, 21).” At this point, he refers to a fellow collegiate assessor he was paying a visit to after the reappearance of his nose. In this text, therefore, it is necessary to analyze the theme of social rank in “The Nose.” From the start to the end,…

compares Gogol/Nikhil's struggle with the struggle of growing up in two different cultures. America is a free country, which allows Gogol to change his name and be anything he wants to be. On the other hand, the culture of his parents and them giving him that name, is anything but free. The name they chose was chosen by respect and honor towards their homeland. The author teaches us that life is what you make of it; the past shapes you into who you are, and you decide the future. Although Gogol…