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How Does Gogol Present His Homecomings In No One

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In the passage, Gogol experiences strong feelings of loneliness as in the imagery of emptiness. The negation of ‘no one’, highlights the melancholy tone of his homecoming. The asyndeton of watching passengers ‘being greeted by family members, lovers reunited with entangled arms,’ reminds him of his experience of having a family. He feels closer to his parents now than ever, as he reminisces the past homecomings where he was warmly greeted by Ashoke. Although the extended metaphor of ‘stubbornly exotic’ seems negative to the reader, it represents the Indian culture that he was brought up with. Ashoke and Ashima continuously emphasised the importance of home, having moved to America and leaving their loved ones behind. Homecoming in this passage
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