... of two cultures, relative to how one's 'home' reflects on their identity in the novel, The Namesake. This bildungsroman novel, set in both India and America and which follows a Bengali family's attempts at assimilating within American culture, portrays this theme throughout. Lahiri conveys this theme through her effective use of the characterisation of all of the characters, Ashima, Ashoke, and then ... the characterisation of Ashima and the development of her identity. The experience of the Ganguli's attempts at assimilating into American culture is portrayed within Ashima's diffi...

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