His character is used to portray this theme of the alienation faced when immigrating, but to contrast with those who find it difficult to assimilate into a new place, such as his wife. ... Ultimately, even though Ashoke does to some extent remain attached to the family's Bengali's traditions, his ability to take on a new culture so easily is a testament to his character and portrays his identity that is developed after changing homes. ... Gogol and Sonia (and later Moushumi), collectively make up the last characters that are used to convey the theme of the experience of assimilating ...

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Though they emigrated for different reasons (pursuit of wealth or religious freedom) and were of different specific faiths, these three groups shared enough in common with the English colonists (Protestantism, the English language, similar geographic origins) to effectively fuse with the English, forming a new, pluralistic culture found nowhere else in the world. ... The only difference is the character of the economy. ...

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Politics, art, and utopia in French anarchism and Italian futurism 1890-1920 In Paroles d'un revolte, Peter Kropotkin outlined a new vision for the arts as part of his anarchist philosophy, asserting that "the arts have a mission to accomplish for the achievement of the future society... ... In both cases, Futurist and Anarchist art became symptomatic of the movements' wider desire for political and social liberation, as Varias puts it, "Paris' fin-de-siècle character was also evident in the struggle for stylistic freedom and aesthetic expression that its avant-garde ...

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