For our final project of our Ethnic Literature course, we chose to examine the film "The Namesake". The film focuses on issues of cultural identity among first generation children. While keeping the film in mind, we conducted interviews with immigrants and children of immigrants to get a better insight into one's view or search for identity and the silencing that can occur as a result of that.
Before Gogol is informed of his heritage, he was very Western. After his father informed him about the history of his name, Gogol begins to embrace his culture. This is a picture that shows how he chosen to shave his head to honor a loss in the family in a traditional way. When first generation immigrant children are brought up in another environment other than that where their parents were brought up, they tend to lack the same traditions and respect for their culture. Even though Gogol was raised in a Western culture, he shows his respect for his culture and family by shaving his head in respect to the passed.
Before Gogol is informed of his heritage, he was very Western. After his father informed him about the history of his name, Gogol begins to embrace his culture. This is a picture that shows how he chosen to shave his head to honor a loss in the family in a traditional way. When first generation immigrant children are brought up in another environment other than that where their parents were brought up, they tend to lack the same traditions and respect for their culture. Even though Gogol was raised in a Western culture, he shows his respect for his culture and family by shaving his head in respect to the passed.
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