Name and Identity in The Namesak e

In the perspective of an immigrant, one can wander that immigrants tend to struggle culturally and socially in a new society. Identity of an Immigrant is the close important uniform they ca-ca in their ventures to adapt to a new society. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, stresses the greatness of appellation and individualism and has been the underlie force that dictated the characters guess and decision making end-to-end the book. How does the significance of name and identity reflect the characters in Lahiris book?\nThe significance of name and identity has been fundamental in the story line of the book. In the Bengali culture, two name are stipulation to a newborn nipper; a embrace name and a good name. According to the book, the pet name is the name use privately at lieu by families and by friends and it is a reminder that life is non always so serious, so formal, so complicated. It is also a reminder that one is non all things to all mass (Chapter 2, p.26). The go od name given is for identification in the right(prenominal) world and it tends to represent dignifies and t severally qualities. (Chapter 2, p.26). In the book when Ashima and Ashoke gave alliance to their son, giving him the right name calling were very important to them. They had unflinching to go for Ashimas grandma who lives in Calcutta, India to name the baby. Ashimas nan had name each of her other six great-grandchildren in the world and so Ashima and Ashoke have agreed to put shoot the decision of what to name the baby until a letter containing the name comes from Ashimas grandmother had nonplus (Chapter 2, p. 25).\nThey continueed for the name to arrive from Ashimas grandmother as they were still in the hospital but the letter from Ashimas grandmother did not came in the mail. This did not disturb them, besides, names can wait they said. He needs to be fed and blessedin Indian, parents take their timeit wasnt unusual for years to breathe out before the ri...