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The Namesake

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The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri, follows the story of the Ganguli family living in the United States. The parents, Ashoke and Ashima, are Indian immigrants. The story follows the family over the course of thirty years, mainly focusing on their son, Gogol. Since he was eleven, Gogol felt insecure and hated his name. He never felt “at home” with his name or his identity in general. Gogol, an Indian boy growing up in America, sees different meanings of home all around him. He sees that his mother feels at home back in Calcutta while he feels lost there. In Calcutta, his parents have to explain to friends and family members why their son “lacks a good name”(129). While back in America he “hates having to tell people that [his name] doesn’t mean
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