ADAPTABLE AND CHANGE-RESISTANT CULTURAL VALUES IN JHUMPA LAHIRI’S THE NAMESAKE

The paper discusses the relation between time and processes of cultural negotiations as illustrated by the evolution of an Indian female immigrant (Ashima) in the novel The Namesake. The character’s exposure to America illustrates a range of cultural selection scenarios during the interval she spend...

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Main Author: Adriana Elena Stoican
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bucharest University Press 2022-02-01
Series:University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series
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Online Access:http://ubr.rev.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Adriana-Elena-Stoican_2_2009.pdf