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Theme Of Relationships In The Namesake

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Many of the works of Jhumpa Lahiri focus on. The three stories build around the development of relationships is “The Namesake,” “The Third and Final Continent” and “This Blessed House.” In these stories, Lahiri not only connects these stories under one theme: relationships, but also cleverly uses motifs and word choice to fully seize the reader’s mind. Firstly, the film, “The Namesake, ” uses various effects in the plot to emphasize on conflicts between characters and how it is resolved. “The Namesake” is mainly about a kid named Gogol who absolutely despises his name, who his father named after Nikolai Gogol. He becomes distant from his family and Indian culture until the death of his father where he realizes that he must embrace his differences as his duty to everyone that has loved him. The movie immediately begins with a conflict between two characters: Gogol’s parents. They are arranged to marry …show more content…

However, as time passes, they begin to nurture a love for each other. This is only the beginning of a series of relationships in “The Namesake.” The primary one, centers on Gogol and his tight relationship between his Indian-cultured parents. At first, Gogol is completely in disgust at his parents and their background. This is evident during the beginning of their trip to India. However, Lahiri cleverly uses the trip to India to show stages of development in Gogol with his parents when he sees the Taj Mahal. He sympathizes his parents and becomes to be more and more closer with them. This does not last long and he falls back into a tense relationship with his parents. Nonetheless, Lahiri uses the death of Ashoko to bring a now grown up Gogol to realization how he

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