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The Namesake Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for The Namesake is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The theme of the relationship between parents and children becomes prominent, as Gogol grows old enough to interact with his parents as a child. While Ashima is pregnant with Sonia, Gogol and Ashoke eat dinner alone together and Ashoke scolds...
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Sonia is shocked and upset but is better deal with the death than others in the family. When Ashoke dies, she moves home to be with Ashima, leaving behind her life in San Francisco with little regret.
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Aslan
I think Gogol thinks of the husband that Bridget is going back to, the husband that they both betrayed.
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