In chapter 8 of the
novel “The Namesake” by Jumpha Lahiri , Nikhil breaks up with Maxine after his
father had death, and he learns from Maxime’s parents that she has a new
boyfriend. Gogol spend all weekends with his mother and sister, who now live
together in Massachusetts; in one of these visits, her mother persuades him to
call Moushumi , who is the daughter of her friends, lives in New York and is a
graduate student in French at NYU; also, she doesn’t married because
days before her wedding she and her boyfriend broke up. Although, Gogol vaguely remembers her, he calls
and invites her for a drink, and she accepts. Therefore, they have a nice time,
she invites him for a dinner in her apartment where they sleep together, and
over three months they start dating. Moushumi tells to Gogol about her
relationship with Graham, who was her fiancé and the reason why she came back
to New York. However, the broke up because Graham talked bad things about her
Indian customs.
In chapter 8 of the
novel “The Namesake” Gogol is thirty years old and doesn’t marry, but he
doesn’t worry about this. However, Ashima is concerned about that his son is
single because at that age she had celebrated her then wedding anniversary. I
think that Ashima is worry about that Gogol is single because in her culture
people get married young. It is like to my country, where year ago people were
married at the age of 20-25, and people who didn’t get married at that age were
possible that they never could get married, but now everything changed. Ashima
remembers me my mother when I was 29 years old, and I still single. My mother
and siblings were worry about that because they were married at the age of
24. However, I didn’t feel concerned
with that fact that I was single because I had my boyfriend, but the married
for me was not important. My wedding day was the happiest moment for me and especially
for my mother.
Hi Rossana,
ReplyDeleteThe part that you told your wedding day was the happiest moment of you and your mom. Moreover, I like your story that even though your mother was worry about your married life, you thought that marry is not important. It's like Ashima's concern that Gogol is still single. In my opinion, as long as two people understand and love each others to marry or not is not important. however, I understand your mom. I mostly see that parents are worry about one who is going to live with and to take care of their daughter.