1 Compare and contrast the characters of Lydia Ratliff and Ashima Ganguli. How do they treat their husbands, their daughters and Gogol?

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The Namesake Discussion for the Final -- Graded



Please read the questions below and respond to them. Be sure to use information from the book to support your ideas, but also be sure to explain your comments with your own words. Again, be sure to use examples from the text to support your comment.



1 Compare and contrast the characters of Lydia Ratliff and Ashima Ganguli. How do they treat their husbands, their daughters and Gogol?

2 Compare and contrast the characters of Ruth, Maxine and Moushumi. How are they alike? How are they different? Why do you think Gogol is attracted to these women and how do his experiences with them compare?

3 Compare and contrast the characters of Ashima and Moushumi. In what ways are they similar? Different? 

4 Look at the character of Ashima. How does she change throughout the novel? Is she the same person at the end as she was in the beginning? Why or why not?

5 How does Gogol change after the death of Ashoke?

6 What are some of the significant events that happen to each of the characters? What makes it a significant event?

7 I asked you all to think about the concepts of names and identities. Please discuss the use of names throughout the novel. How do the different names affect identity? What do all their names mean and what clues do they give you to the characters? Why do you think Lahiri chose those names?

Choose one or two differences between the novel and the movie that you think are significant. When do they happen and how are they related to the rest of the novel? Discuss how these differences change the story or change the characters.



Choose one or two quotes from the novel that you think are significant. When do they happen and how are they related to the rest of the novel? Add your own!

Example quotes: 



"In America, everything is possible. Do as you wish." p. 100



"For being a foreigner, Ashima is beginning to realize, is a sort of lifelong pregnancy -- a perpetual wait, a constant burden, a continuous feeling out of sorts." p. 49





PLEASE DO NOT REPLY THE QUESTIONS JUST ANSWER FOR EACH QUESTION THE ANSWER.THE SOURSE IS THE NAMESAKE BOOK BY JHUMPA LAHIRI

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Book Review – The Namesake

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March 17, 2017

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1. The characters of Lydia Ratliff and Ashima Ganguli very opposite from each other. Among the many examples, Ashima, Gogol`s mother, treats her husband and children with private and uncelebrated, intimate love (Lahiri, 2003; 6.51), while Lydia treats hers in a casual and intelligent way (Lahiri, 2003; 6.54).

2. Ruth, Maxine, and Moushumi are some of the women in the story whom Gogol fell in love with. Despite their differences in terms of culture, character, and origins, the most likely difference between these three is that they all represent the part of Gogol`s life and perspectives. For one, both Ruth and Maxine became Gogol`s partners because they

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