The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri, follows the life of a couple that migrates from Calcutta, India, to the United States. The novel begins with Ashima feeling as though it is time for the baby to arrive, and is rushed to the hospital. As she waits for the coming of her baby, Ashima recaps on her life before marriage. Ashima and Ashoke—her husband—were married through an arranged marriage, and are now expecting a baby in a foreign country. Having just migrated into the United States, Ashima, the mother of the baby, is afraid of raising a child alone in a country she is not familiar with, and around people that are "unlike her." As she is about to delivery her baby, Ashima begins to think of how difficult life with a child will be in the United States without knowing anyone around her. When the child is finally born, he remains unnamed until a family memebr arrives with suggestions.
Quote: "It was only after the betrothal that she'd learned his name."
Question: Will the baby be accepted by the American people?
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This blog was created as part of Ms. Guy's AP English Class.
1 comment:
The baby will be accepted by the American's. Technically he is an American and he will adapt to the American culture and the Bengali culture very well. I think that Ashima and Ashoke will raise him to love both of his cultures.
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