As Lahiri continues to take us through the journey of Gogol through his parent's life they are now at the stage where Gogol can go to school and start Kindergarten. Yet again the parents try to change Gogol's pet name to his name Nikhil, but ended up failing because Gogol didn't respond to Nikhil and only to Gogol. At the same time Ashima was once again pregnant and this time gave birth to Gogol's little sister, Sonali, which is a mixture of her pet name and good name, but eventually since she lives in America ends up being known as Sonia.
Sadly this Bengali family from Calcultta has had to learn to adapt to the American style of life and little by little ending up having to let go some of thier heritage. This is sad because after so many years living thier own way and happily throughout ages now in a matter of years has had to change just so that they can fit and still keep living in this society called the "land of the free".
Quote: "Never before has she rejected a piece of her son's art." Pg. 71
Question: If America is suppose to be a refuge for refugees why does it seem that they still have to change thier old ways just to fit in?
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thats what i said....people in america sometimes do seem to be very ignorant when it comes to different cultures, yet it's supposed to be a place where everyone can be their own person....
Some people in America are very arrogant and others feel intimidated by him. The media also pressures people into changing themselves because some think it will make them fit in.
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