Hedda Gabler

A journey is an act of traveling from one place to another or a long and frequently troublesome procedure of individual change and advancement. This concept of a journey is seen in The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. The journeys of the two protagonists, Gogol Ganguli and Hedda Gabler, are tantamount with one another. In unison, Gogol and Hedda undergo a personal journey and, consequently, become capable to reconcile his or her own internal battles. They contrast, one another, whereas Gogol endured a cultural journey brought on by his American and Bengali roots, while Hedda’s journey was a gender centered journey initiated by the societal norms amidst her time. Furthermore, Gogol was able to resolve his prejudices

For the first time in his life, Gogol takes an independent choice and decides to have it changed to Nikhil. It is as Nikhil, that Gogol faces the predicament of establishing his real identity. He finds it complicated to acknowledge that Gogol and Nikhil are both a part of his own individual self and is torn between these struggles: “At times he feels as if he’s cast himself in a play, acting the part of twins, indistinguishable to the naked eye, yet fundamentally different” (105). Gogol manages to have a dual existence. Gogol represents the Indian part of him whereas Nikhil is the embodiment of all the cultural values that America has given to Gogol. It is as Nikhil that Gogol forgets all the cultural restrictions imposed on him by his parents, who even after spending twenty years in America cannot bring themselves to "refer to Pemberton Road as home” (280). Gogol’s cultural journey centers around the inner clash he has with his own name. He is experiencing conflict with the present circumstance he has been placed in as a nonnative in America. He cannot acknowledge his name and cannot comprehend who he is culturally. He feels disengaged by his Bengali side yet feels like he is selling himself out when he takes an interest in American traditions. As well, Hedda Gabler underwent her own personal