BullGooseLoony

Normally I wouldn't ask for help like this, but I have an assignment on the movie version of "The Namesake." We watched about half of it in class, and now we have a take home quiz on the movie. For the life of movie, I don't remember the answers to half the questions. So if anyone could help me with these answers, because I'm not going to run out in the snow and rent the movie now, it would be greatly appreciated.

Alright, here are the questions:

1. What is the significance of shoes in the movie?

2. How do the main locations become representative of the old versus the new world in the story?

7. How does the movie capture the idea of multiple transitions (cultural and geographic)

9. How does the crash-course "Seduction 101" end in Gogol's recounting of the experience?

10. What does Gogol receive as a graduation present from his father?

11. What poem does Ashima recite while she is presented as a potential bride to Ashoke? What be the implications of this particular choice of text?

Again, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Giantrobo

1. Ashima decided she liked Ashoke when she was presented due in large part to his nice shoes.

Also, I listened to the Director's commentary and Mira Nair pointed out that when Maxine showed up at the house after Gogol's Father died, the manner in which she just casually tossed off her shoes before entering the home/wake showed more of her naive lack of cultural understanding.

I wonder if transition or change is what your teacher is looking for? At both of the times mentioned above major changes where occurring to the characters.

10. A book written by Gogol's namesake Nikolai Gogol. I believe it was the same book Ashoke was reading when the train crashed back in the '70's when his life changed. At the very least it was by the same Author.

animatedude

i said this before and iam gonna say it again,The Namesake is a masterpiece but i don't expect europeans and americans to "get it" and appreciate it as much as conservative communities like Arabs and Indians.

BullGooseLoony

I'm as American as apple pie, and from what I've seen, I not only "get it," but I'm appreciating and enjoying it, as well.

Giles

also major props have to be given to Kal Penn, an actor I've grown to really like, he has displayed he can effortlessly ease from comedy to drama (Harold/Kumar, House, and this film).

Giantrobo

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