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by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Namesake is the first novel by Indian-born author Jhumpa Lahiri. Like her collection of short stories published in 1999, Interpreter of Maladies, The Namesake focuses on first-generation Indian immigrants and the issues they and their children face in the United States. The Namesake follows the…

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4. Write a narrative about your experience reading the novel and any effects it had on you.
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 20, 2012 3:35 AM
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Write an argument regarding whether Gogol should have changed his name or not.
Posted by tammy w #244589
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 19, 2012 8:44 PM
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1. Write a comparison and/or contrast between two of the characters in the novel
Posted by karen b #244691
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 19, 2012 8:40 PM
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Write an evaluation of Ashoke and Ashima as parents.
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 19, 2012 1:24 PM
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Compare the personality (character) change in the protagonist of the namesake and the godfather (i.e. Gogol and Michael respectively)
Posted by andrea r #242041
Last updated by: andrea r #242041 on Apr 08, 2012 3:33 PM
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what anthropological concepts did the book explore?
Posted by tine z #234821
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 06, 2012 1:32 PM
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do the filmmakers use Stereotypes?
Posted by tine z #234821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 05, 2012 5:18 PM
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Are the filmmakers ethnocentric?
Posted by tine z #234821
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 05, 2012 4:42 PM
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why does the name Gogol have special meaning for Ashoke?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 08, 2012 8:12 AM
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what are some challenges that ashima faced in the namesake?
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 16, 2011 4:34 PM
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the namesake
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Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 02, 2011 2:12 PM
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