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What happens in chapter 5 the namesake?
In Chapter 5 of Lahiri’s popular novel, The Namesake, Gogol attends college at Yale University. Before he starts classes, he decides to change his legal name from Gogol to Nikhil. He does this because he hates his name, and he doesn’t like that he was named after Nikolai Gogol.
What story does Ashoke tell Gogol at the end of chapter 5?
Gogol asks his father why he waited to so long and so worriedly. Finally, Ashoke reveals to his son the train accident that almost killed him, in India, that solidified Ashoke’s love for Gogol the author, and that resulted, years later, in Gogol being named for him.
What happened in Chapter 6 of the namesake?
In this chapter of The Namesake, we learn that Gogol is now living in New York City. He works at an architecture firm, and he has a new woman in his life, Maxine. He soon realizes that Maxine and her parents, Gerald and Lydia, are very different from his family.
How is Gogol’s decision in Chapter 5 to officially change his name an attempt to make a new identity for himself?
His father agrees to allow him to change his name, signing the appropriate form, and Gogol goes before a judge to make the name change official. When the judge asks him why he wants to change his name, he says, I hate the name Gogol. I’ve always hated it.
What happens in chapter 6 of the namesake?
At a party hosted by a friend, Gogol meets a woman named Maxine Ratliff. He feels instantly attracted to her, and the two of them talk for much of the evening. Maxine calls the day after the party and invites Gogol, alone, to dinner later that week, at her parents’apartment in Chelsea, where she lives.
What happens in chapter 4 of the namesake?
His father agrees to allow him to change his name, signing the appropriate form, and Gogol goes before a judge to make the name change official. When the judge asks him why he wants to change his name, he says, I hate the name Gogol. I’ve always hated it.
What chapter in the namesake does Gogol change his name?
At his fourteenth birthday party, Gogol meets Moushumi, a Bengali British girl near his own age whose family has just moved to Boston from England. His teacher tells the class about the author Gogol’s unhappy life, his virginity, and his self-inflicted death by starvation
Why does Ashoke tell Gogol about his name?
When Ashoke asks whom he is referring to, he offers a vague reply, secretly aware that it is only he himself who feels embarrassed by this name. Eventually Ashoke consents, telling him to do as he wishes, because in America anything is possible. A name, reasons Gogol, is not something that is set in stone.
In what chapter does Ashoke tell Gogol about his name?
On one train trip home to Pemberton Road, an accident delays Gogol’s train. When Gogol finally arrives home, Ashoke tells him about the train accident many years earlier that was the catalyst for Gogol’s name. Gogol’s legal name change to Nikhil marks an important turning point in his identity.
What does Ashoke give Gogol when he graduates?
After the second party, Ashoke gives Gogol a book of Nikolai Gogol’s short stories. It is the first gift the boy has ever received directly from his father (all the others having been picked by Ashima and given in Ashoke’s name).
What happened in Chapter 7 of the namesake?
At a party hosted by a friend, Gogol meets a woman named Maxine Ratliff. He feels instantly attracted to her, and the two of them talk for much of the evening. Maxine calls the day after the party and invites Gogol, alone, to dinner later that week, at her parents’apartment in Chelsea, where she lives.
Who dies in Chapter 7 of the namesake?
Chapter 7 represents a period of intense transition for the members of the Ganguli family. Gogol did not really want to come home to see his mother and father earlier that summer, before Ashoke left for Ohio. In fact, Gogol was more than happy to feel that the Ratliffs were his surrogate family in New Hampshire.
How does Gogol’s decision to change his name impact his relationship with his parents?
Gogol tells his parents that he is changing his name because he feels that the name Nikhil is more suitable to represent him in adult life.
How does Gogol try out his new name for the first time?
How does Gogol try out his new name for the first time? To impress a girl at a party. Where does Gogol pursue his undergraduate studies?
Why does Gogol change his name in the namesake?
Gogol makes Gogol feel like a child. Thus Gogol changes his name, officially, not to change how the world sees him, but to help change how he sees himself. He changes his name as part of a larger process of personal transformation and growth
What decision does Gogol make about his name before leaving home?
What decision does Gogol make about his name before leaving home? What reasons does Gogol give his parents for this decision? Gogol tells his parents it would be the same name they’d chosen for him when he was five.
What happens in Chapter 8 of the namesake?
In this chapter of The Namesake, we learn that Gogol is now living in New York City. He works at an architecture firm, and he has a new woman in his life, Maxine. He soon realizes that Maxine and her parents, Gerald and Lydia, are very different from his family.
Why does Maxine live with parents?
A few months after Ashoke’s death, Gogol and Maxine break up. A year later, Maxine is engaged to be married. Although both of them resist the idea of a marriage arranged by their parents, they are unexpectedly drawn to each other.
What happens in chapter 4 of namesake?
At his fourteenth birthday party, Gogol meets Moushumi, a Bengali British girl near his own age whose family has just moved to Boston from England. His teacher tells the class about the author Gogol’s unhappy life, his virginity, and his self-inflicted death by starvation
Which character dies suddenly in the namesake?
At a party hosted by a friend, Gogol meets a woman named Maxine Ratliff. He feels instantly attracted to her, and the two of them talk for much of the evening. Maxine calls the day after the party and invites Gogol, alone, to dinner later that week, at her parents’apartment in Chelsea, where she lives.
What is Ashima’s second pregnancy like?
As the family prepares for its first trip back to Calcutta, Ashoke and Ashima learn that Ashima’s father has died suddenly. Their trip is shrouded in mourning. Ashima, especially, misses her parents and her home in Calcutta, despite the family’s growing network of Bengali friends in the Boston area.
What happened in chapter 4 of the namesake?
Gogol celebrates his fourteenth birthday twice. Gogol Ganguli doesn’t understand his father’s statement, and, after Ashoke leaves, Gogol stores the book in a corner of his room and forgets about it. Gogol’s classmates find his name increasingly odd.
What happened in chapter 3 of the namesake?
In Chapter 3 of The Namesake, the Ganguli family moves around a couple of times. They settle in an unnamed college town not far from Cape Cod. Gogol starts school, but he refuses to go by the name Nikhil, which is the name his parents want him to be called outside the home.
Why does Ashoke name Gogol Gogol?
Ashoke suggests the name of Gogol, in honor of the famous Russian author Nikolai Gogol, to be the baby’s pet name, and they use this name on the birth certificate. As a young man, Ashoke survived a train derailment with many fatalities.
What happened before Ashoke told Gogol the reason for his name?
On one train trip home to Pemberton Road, an accident delays Gogol’s train. When Gogol finally arrives home, Ashoke tells him about the train accident many years earlier that was the catalyst for Gogol’s name.
