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Name
Prof. Savic
Engl 2309
12/10/2017
Gogol to Nikhil in the namesake
“The man who gave you his name, from the man who gave you your name”
(Lahiri88). Gogol is the name given by his father Ashoke. It was given in certain circumstances
because the name given by his mother Ashima’s grandmother was lost in mail. As they need to
give baby’s name before discharge from hospital, Ashoke thought of Nikolai Gogol, Famous
Russian author who had a big impact in his life for him to be alive. So, without thinking this as
an unusual name, he gave this little boy’s name “Gogol”. “The Nameshake” by Jhumapa lahiri is
story of Gogol who struggles with his name identity from childhood to adulthood with give
circumstances of cultural struggle being America born Indian child.
Gogol joggled with his name from childhood. In his lifeline, Gogol first loved his
name; He hated it and changed it to Nikhil after his high-school, and later in life he admired the
importance of this name “Gogol”.