Analyzing American Identity in Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Namesake"

Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, , language: English, abstract: "The Namesake" is the first novel from Pulitzer-winner Jhumpa Lahiri, focusing on the division between assimilated American children and Indian migrants. The author analyzes Ganguli family, beginning with Ashoke’s close confrontation with death when he gets through a train ...