The Namesake

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12

Themes

All Themes The Indian Immigrant Experience Family, Tradition, and Ritual Independence, Rebellion, and Growing Up Identity and Naming Love and Marriage

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Characters

All Characters Ashoke Ganguli (Mithu) Ashima Ganguli (Monu) Gogol/Nikhil Ganguli Sonali (Sonia) Ganguli Moushumi Mazoomdar Maxine Ratliff Ruth

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Introduction

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Detailed Summary
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12

Themes

All Themes
The Indian Immigrant Experience
Family, Tradition, and Ritual
Independence, Rebellion, and Growing Up
Identity and Naming
Love and Marriage

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Ashoke Ganguli (Mithu)
Ashima Ganguli (Monu)
Gogol/Nikhil Ganguli
Sonali (Sonia) Ganguli
Moushumi Mazoomdar
Maxine Ratliff
Ruth

Symbols

All Symbols
Trains
Books
Graves and Graveyards

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Lorenz, Ben. "The Namesake." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 4 Nov 2015. Web. 10 Dec 2019.

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Lorenz, Ben. "The Namesake." LitCharts LLC, November 4, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-namesake.

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