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A summary of Chapter 1 in Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Namesake and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

Ashima naively wondered aloud whether Ashoke wouldn't also be there. The betrothal was set, and then Ashima learned Ashoke's name. They married two weeks later and moved to the United States. Now, Ashima has gotten to know him and his likes and dislikes, and she confides in him.

The year is 1968, and Ashima Ganguli, a Bengali woman who has recently moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her new husband, is about to give birth. She begins to have her first contractions while cooking in the kitchen, and her husband, Ashoke, accompanies her to the hospital in a taxi.

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Not long afterward, she and Ashoke get a phone call in the middle of the night from Ashima’s brother Rana. Although he doesn’t tell Ashima his reason for calling, she later learns from Ashoke that her father has died. Ashima takes all the gifts she bought her father and leaves them on a train intentionally.

A summary of Chapter 2 in Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Namesake and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

Nov 21, 2023 · Chapter 1 of The Namesake largely takes place in a hospital as the female protagonist, Ashima Ganguli, is about to give birth to her son. The setting is notable to Ashima because women in...

Ashima is tall for a Bengali woman and slender. She learns his name only after the betrothal, and they begin to get to know each other slowly while in Boston. While waiting for news, Ashoke distances himself from other fathers-to-be.

Ashima Ganguli, nearly nine months pregnant, is preparing a makeshift version of a popular Indian snack, for which she has an insatiable craving. She uses onion, spices, Rice Krispies, and Planters peanuts, but cannot quite manage to recreate the taste she so misses.