Namesake was an interesting film, and a good conclusion to the class. I liked how it had a somewhat positive ending. I found it interesting to look into Indian culture and the struggles of assimilation into America.
I thought that the struggle of Gogol to find his identity in his name was interesting. The emphasis on naming seemed more significant than in our culture today. His parents mentioned relatives who had not been named for several years. The CRT concept of identity was clearly expressed with Gogol's struggle to search for meaning in both his culture and his name. I also saw double consciousness in the film, in Gogol's Indian and American cultures. Eventually, he learns to embrace his Indian family when he accepts the book his father gave him by Gogol. However, America is his home, and he lives and grows there.
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