chapter 3

In chapter 3 of the novel, The Namesake, by Jhumpa  Lahiri , the Gangulis  now live in an university town outside of Boston. At day times, Ashoke goes to teach at the University, Gogol goes to nursery school, and Ashima hangs out at the library. A couple years later they move to their first house, and on August when Gogol turned 5 years old, Ashima becomes pregnant again. As Gogol starts kindergarten, his parents tried to make  people at the school to call Gogol by his formal name, Nikhil, but unfortunately  that didn't happen. However, when Gogol’s sister born, they name her Sonali and settle her nickname as Sonia. The fact that both  Ashoke and Ashima parents pass away in India, the Gangulis become to fit more into the American Culture, and even start celebrating Christmas.  In six grade Gogol goes on field trip where the last stop was to close to a famous writer's graveyard though Ashima was horrified.

In my point of view i completely agree with the fact that Ashima was horrified  about the field trip. Though Gogol don't remember anything from his first trip to Calcutta, but family members death have a affects on children too. Moreover the feeling about death most of the time have always become a part of children's life because they deal with death differently at different age. I believe  that  cemetery is not place for kids because what people discuss with kids always have impact of them. For instance, Jessica,when she was twelve years old after  hearing that death people power . The fact that she want to win  the lottery, she went to clean someone one's cellar  that people have  ignored, and asked for a lottery number. Since that night she began to have trouble sleeping  and keeping on having bad dream until she went back to dirty the cellar she had cleaned. You can notice that  it's not acceptable  to go on cemetery with kids because hearing  conversation that is not for they age can affect they life for while.