In a crowded room, do you feel alone? In the book The Namesake by the author Jhumpa Lahiri, the main character Gogol Ganguli internally struggles to accept himself. Instead, he searches for a new identity. With his parents, he leaves India along with his culture, emigrating to the United States.The author, Jhumpa Lahiri, is very alike in comparison to Gogol Ganguli. They both have immigrated to the United States from India, and have a pet name and a preferred nick name. Gogol’s father, Ashoke, attempted to persuade Gogol into adopting “Nikhil” as his good name. Initially, Gogol rejected the idea, for “Gogol” was the only thing he was familiar with. As a child, he goes on a field trip to the cemetery for his school and realizes no one
