1. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri describes the struggles of a man named Gogol Ganguli, dealing with his immigration and other problems he encountered being an Indian kid growing up in America.
2. The theme of this novel is finding your identity. Gogol changes his name to fight for his own identity.
3. The tone is very serious. The author is trying to compare two different lifestyles.
Ex: "Finish," his father says, glancing up from his magazine. "Don't play with food that way."
Ex: "You've never had a dog, have you?" Maxine says, observing him. "No."
Ex: "You are never at your apartment, Gogol. In the middle of the night i have called you and you are not there."
4. Personification-"the voice has begun to deepen, is slightly husky now."
Irony-"it occurs to Ashoke that he and his son probably wear the same size shoe."
Tone- "I feel a special kinship with Gogol."
Diction- "Ashoke notices a scattered down emerging on his son's upper lip."
Foreshadowing- "Apart from that. He spent most of his adult life outside his homeland. Like me."
I noticed that we even though we read the same novel, we chose different themes. I said that the theme was "the difficulty of adaptation."
ReplyDeleteI liked the quotes that you chose to represent the literary devices. I used one of the same quotes to represent irony on my blog.
ReplyDeleteI said that the tone was a little angry, but I am starting to agree more with you after reading what you said.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you mean by "Gogol changes his name to fight for his own identity."? I know that he changed his name but how was he actually "fighting" for his identity?
ReplyDeleteDid you notice how the tone changed as the novel progressed? I agree with your statement that it was a serious tone, but in the beginning it was more calm, and refined.
ReplyDeleteHow was the quote you chose relevant to foreshadowing?
ReplyDeleteCan you explain the theme with more detail?
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What were some of the problems that Gogol faced while growing up in America?
ReplyDeleteHow does Gogol eventually find his "identity"?
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