1. Themes of Alienation in The Namesake
... on to her traditional Bengali cooking ways throughout her life in America, retaining a part of the life she has left behind, 'Ashima has been consuming this concoction throughout her pregnancy, a humble approximation of the snack sold for pennies on Calcutta sidewalksthroughout India.' This conveys the limited development of her identity in relation to the place she resides. Whether her &apos ... ...
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