| Lahiri divulges various facets of Ashima’s character, and also shows her strengths and weaknesses, in her book, The Namesake. Lahiri is telling her readers that the role of Ashima in the Indian culture is to get married, but not boy choice, bear a child, and to take care of the child while her husband provides the funds. Lahiri is also trying to get the readers to understand that Ashima’s life in America is a whole different lifestyle than her life in he home country. Coming from India to Am...
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