namesake
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- Gogol is deeply disturbed by Nikolai Gogol's tragic life story. Ashoke gives him Gogol's stories for his birthday but doesn't reveal his own train accident. Gogol hides the book away and forgets about it. Later, he changes his name to Nikhil before attending Yale.
- Gogol? That's not an Indian name!
- Where do I belong? Am I Bengali or American? I feel pulled in two different directions.
- What significance is in a name?
- During a holiday weekend, while waiting anxiously for Gogol's delayed Amtrak train, Ashoke shares the story behind Gogol's name: the train accident that almost killed him. Gogol hears this for the first time.
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- Gogol returns for a final Christmas gathering. His sister, Sonia, has her wedding in Boston, while Ashima divides her time between Boston and Calcutta. Gogol chooses a smaller architecture firm in New York for more creative freedom. Finding his father's copy of Gogol's stories, he feels a strong connection to Ashoke's memory and starts reading them as the novel ends.
- Your name is a part of who you are, Gogol. Embrace it. Names carry heritage and pride.
- THE END.
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- Gogol adopts his unique name despite his parents' choice of his official name "Nikhil". In high school, he resents it as it feels disconnected from his Indian identity, especially after learning about Nikolai Gogol's troubled life. Ashoke and Ashima make all the sacrifices they need to make to raise their two children--Gogol and Sonia.
- Nikhil! Come to me! You must get dressed for school right this moment.
- I am GOGOL--call me Gogol. Maa!
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- Maybe I am more like Nikolai Gogol than I thought. Maybe...just maybe...there is more to my name than I had judged. I miss you father.
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