Five things I understand
1. The movie is different from the book. I noticed that one important part of the book, when Ashoke and Gogol go to the ocean he was little was also in the movie.
2. The movie was better than the movie but I like the actor that was acting as Ashima.
3. I imagined the teen scene of Ashoke in the high school room to be different than the one that they showed because I would have thought that he was more introvert.
4. There was a long shot with the big white building shown in the movie.
5. I understand that the Bengali girl that Gogol married was a cheater and I really disliked her when I found out when I was reading the book.
Four questions I have
1. Did the director read the book before making it?
2. What happens to Gogol after the bad marriage?
3. Does Gogol change his name back to how it was?
4. When Ashoke made the call to the hospital did he know that he was going to have a heart attack?
Three vocabularies
1. There was an over shoulder when Ashima was speaking to her library friend in the table after Ashoke had died.
2. There was an establishing shot at the beginning of the movie with India.
3. There was a long shot of the train that nearly got Ashoke killed.
Two literally elements
1. There was foreshadowing with the sign in the airport with the cross. The cross would usually mean that something bad is going to happen or has happen since the hospital is symbolized with a cross.
2. It was Ironic when Maxine came down from speaking to Gogol that they had just broken up and a lady thought that she was crying because Ashoke had dies.
One sentence summary
1. In the cover of the movie it said that the greatest journeys are the ones that bring you home.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Namesake Fifth Journal Entry
pg 232-291
Five Things I understand
1. Went to visit Astrid and Donald. Gogol thinks that that’s a way for Moushumi to keep concentration on her ex fiancée.
2. Moushumi means damp wind.
3. Moushumi meets Dimitri and has an affair which makes me mad at her.
4. Gogol wants to go to Italy with his wife.
5. Gogol found out that his wife was having an affair.
Gogol starts reading the book that his father had giving him about the man that him his name.
Four questions I have
1. Will Gogol ever get married again?
2. Does Gogol ever have children?
3. What holidays do Bengali people have?
4. Did Sonia live a happy life?
Three Vocabularies
1. Incestuous pg 236:
2. Clandestine pg 250: underground, secret
3. Lucrative pg 254: Well paid, worthwhile
Two literally elements
1. The falling action I think is Gogol and Moushumi getting married.
2. “He felt the chill of her secrecy, numbing him, like a poison spreading quickly through his veins.” Pg 282. This is a simile. Gogol just found out that his wife was having an affair with him.
One sentence Summary
1. Gogol learns to appreciate his name a lot more and also begins to appreciate the time that he spends with family.
Five Things I understand
1. Went to visit Astrid and Donald. Gogol thinks that that’s a way for Moushumi to keep concentration on her ex fiancée.
2. Moushumi means damp wind.
3. Moushumi meets Dimitri and has an affair which makes me mad at her.
4. Gogol wants to go to Italy with his wife.
5. Gogol found out that his wife was having an affair.
Gogol starts reading the book that his father had giving him about the man that him his name.
Four questions I have
1. Will Gogol ever get married again?
2. Does Gogol ever have children?
3. What holidays do Bengali people have?
4. Did Sonia live a happy life?
Three Vocabularies
1. Incestuous pg 236:
2. Clandestine pg 250: underground, secret
3. Lucrative pg 254: Well paid, worthwhile
Two literally elements
1. The falling action I think is Gogol and Moushumi getting married.
2. “He felt the chill of her secrecy, numbing him, like a poison spreading quickly through his veins.” Pg 282. This is a simile. Gogol just found out that his wife was having an affair with him.
One sentence Summary
1. Gogol learns to appreciate his name a lot more and also begins to appreciate the time that he spends with family.
The Namesake Fourth Journal Entry
pg 175-232
Five Things I understand
1.Gogol remembers a time when he was small that him and his dad went to a light house near the ocean.
2. Gogol stopped going out with Maxine and later found out that she had gotten engaged to another man.
3. Went on a date with an Indian girl that her mom told her to named Moushumi. He had met her before at the parties his parents had when he was small.
4. Gogol and Moushumi are going to be married in a year.
5. Go to Paris for a vacation.
Four questions I have
1. Did the author write the story from her experience?
2. Was the author born in India?
3. Does the author’s son go through some of the thing Gogol went through?
4. When are they planning on having children?
Three Vocabularies
1. Anoint pg 189: smooth
2. Appalled pg 209: Shocked or horrified
3. Obscured pg 210: hidden, covered
Two literally elements
1. “The train rattles forward” pg 184, this is a pun with the word rattles.
2. Gogol is a round character. At first he did not like the Idea of marrying a Bengali girl but then changes his mind.
One sentence Summary
1. Gogol marries the Bengali girl and starts having a new life being married.
Five Things I understand
1.Gogol remembers a time when he was small that him and his dad went to a light house near the ocean.
2. Gogol stopped going out with Maxine and later found out that she had gotten engaged to another man.
3. Went on a date with an Indian girl that her mom told her to named Moushumi. He had met her before at the parties his parents had when he was small.
4. Gogol and Moushumi are going to be married in a year.
5. Go to Paris for a vacation.
Four questions I have
1. Did the author write the story from her experience?
2. Was the author born in India?
3. Does the author’s son go through some of the thing Gogol went through?
4. When are they planning on having children?
Three Vocabularies
1. Anoint pg 189: smooth
2. Appalled pg 209: Shocked or horrified
3. Obscured pg 210: hidden, covered
Two literally elements
1. “The train rattles forward” pg 184, this is a pun with the word rattles.
2. Gogol is a round character. At first he did not like the Idea of marrying a Bengali girl but then changes his mind.
One sentence Summary
1. Gogol marries the Bengali girl and starts having a new life being married.
The Namesake Third Journal Entry
Pg 116-174
Five things I understand
1. Ruth and Gogol broke up. Gogol changed his name to Nikhil.
2. The train that he was in stopped because someone had jumped in front of it.
3. Ashima and Sonia go to India for a wedding when Ashoke decides to tell his son what his name means.
4. Gogol meets Maxine and starts going out with her. He meets her parents and sees the difference with his.
5. Gogol has never seen his parents showing affection. Ashoke dies of a heart attack.
Four Questions I have
1. Will Gogol marry Maxine?
2. Will Gogol end up marrying an Indian girl?
3. Why don’t Gogol’s parents show affection in public?
4. How old is Maxine?
Three vocabularies
1. Chiding pg 165: to scold or blame
2. Baffled pg 124: perplexed, you don’t know
3. Perpetually pg 163: It keeps going
Two literally elements
1. “Down creeping into the sky” pg 158 This is personification.
2. “The sun’s strength already draining from the sky” pg 163 This is personification, the sun’s strnth does not drain, the earth just moves around it to make it dark or day.
One Sentence Summary
1. Ashoke, Gogol’s father dies of a heart attack.
Five things I understand
1. Ruth and Gogol broke up. Gogol changed his name to Nikhil.
2. The train that he was in stopped because someone had jumped in front of it.
3. Ashima and Sonia go to India for a wedding when Ashoke decides to tell his son what his name means.
4. Gogol meets Maxine and starts going out with her. He meets her parents and sees the difference with his.
5. Gogol has never seen his parents showing affection. Ashoke dies of a heart attack.
Four Questions I have
1. Will Gogol marry Maxine?
2. Will Gogol end up marrying an Indian girl?
3. Why don’t Gogol’s parents show affection in public?
4. How old is Maxine?
Three vocabularies
1. Chiding pg 165: to scold or blame
2. Baffled pg 124: perplexed, you don’t know
3. Perpetually pg 163: It keeps going
Two literally elements
1. “Down creeping into the sky” pg 158 This is personification.
2. “The sun’s strength already draining from the sky” pg 163 This is personification, the sun’s strnth does not drain, the earth just moves around it to make it dark or day.
One Sentence Summary
1. Ashoke, Gogol’s father dies of a heart attack.
The Namesake Second Journal Entry
Five things I understand p 58-116
1. Gogol’s parents wanted him to be called Nikhil at school but then the teacher decided to call him Gogol, since he preferred it. It made me really mad that the Americans didn’t understand the feelings that the Indians have about the pet names and who can call them.
2. Ashima had another baby.
3. At a ceremony, she played with the mud and dollar and refused the food. Gogol hadn’t played with anything at all.
4. Gogol is growing up and is starting to see the discrimination shown against the Indians.
5. Gogol goes to a cemetery but doesn’t find his name. He thinks that his name is weird. Gogol starts going out with Ruth.
Four Questions I have
1.Is it hard to live in America in that time?
2. Will Gogol grow up hating his name?
3. Why are there so many restrictions in the Indian culture?
4. Will Sonia go through the same hardships?
Three Literally elements
1. “Lingering sadness” pg 87. This is personification, a sadness cannot literally linger like a person can.
2. “Thick clouds conceal the sky, which appears only here and there like the small lakes on a map” pg 102. This is a simile. It is comparing something using like or as.
3. “Setting sun feverishly beautiful” pg 111 this is imagery. It is describing the sun.
Two vocabularies
1. Parched pg 111: Means to be dry
2. Prominent pg 112: Well known
One sentence summary
1. On these pages we learn more about the life of Gogol as a young adult and the hardships that he goes through being an Indian.
1. Gogol’s parents wanted him to be called Nikhil at school but then the teacher decided to call him Gogol, since he preferred it. It made me really mad that the Americans didn’t understand the feelings that the Indians have about the pet names and who can call them.
2. Ashima had another baby.
3. At a ceremony, she played with the mud and dollar and refused the food. Gogol hadn’t played with anything at all.
4. Gogol is growing up and is starting to see the discrimination shown against the Indians.
5. Gogol goes to a cemetery but doesn’t find his name. He thinks that his name is weird. Gogol starts going out with Ruth.
Four Questions I have
1.Is it hard to live in America in that time?
2. Will Gogol grow up hating his name?
3. Why are there so many restrictions in the Indian culture?
4. Will Sonia go through the same hardships?
Three Literally elements
1. “Lingering sadness” pg 87. This is personification, a sadness cannot literally linger like a person can.
2. “Thick clouds conceal the sky, which appears only here and there like the small lakes on a map” pg 102. This is a simile. It is comparing something using like or as.
3. “Setting sun feverishly beautiful” pg 111 this is imagery. It is describing the sun.
Two vocabularies
1. Parched pg 111: Means to be dry
2. Prominent pg 112: Well known
One sentence summary
1. On these pages we learn more about the life of Gogol as a young adult and the hardships that he goes through being an Indian.
The Namesake first Journal Entry
Five things I understand Pg 1-58
1. Ashima’s grandmother got stroke and her right side is permanently paralyzed. Pg37
2. Ashima Ganguli got pregnant, she’s from India and came to America.
3. Ashoke is her husband; he’s a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering at MIT. Bengali wives don’t call their husbands by their first names.
4. Ashoke was in an accident while on the train, he remembers what he felt as there was a smell of blood and dust in the air. P18. Ashima means “she who is limitless without borders”. Ashoke means “he who transcends grief.” Gave their son the pet name of Gogol, because the letter from the grandmother did not arrive..
5. Ashima’s father died of a heart attack. Decided to move to a University town outside of Boston and then named Gogol, Nikhil.
Four questions
1. How did Ashima feel about the arranged marriage?
2. Could she have opposed her parents?
3. Why is the Indian culture so strict?
4. How will Gogol’s life in America be different from India?
Three Vocabularies
1. Sari pg1: A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine meters in length that is draped over the body in various styles.
2. Concoction pg 1: A combination of many ingredients.
3. Roused pg 12: To awaken
Two literally devises
1. The setting is in India and then it moves on to being in America.
2. “One steel colored winter morning” p11 this is imagery.
One sentence Summary
1. Theses pages introduce the characters and how their culture is compared to others.
1. Ashima’s grandmother got stroke and her right side is permanently paralyzed. Pg37
2. Ashima Ganguli got pregnant, she’s from India and came to America.
3. Ashoke is her husband; he’s a doctoral candidate in electrical engineering at MIT. Bengali wives don’t call their husbands by their first names.
4. Ashoke was in an accident while on the train, he remembers what he felt as there was a smell of blood and dust in the air. P18. Ashima means “she who is limitless without borders”. Ashoke means “he who transcends grief.” Gave their son the pet name of Gogol, because the letter from the grandmother did not arrive..
5. Ashima’s father died of a heart attack. Decided to move to a University town outside of Boston and then named Gogol, Nikhil.
Four questions
1. How did Ashima feel about the arranged marriage?
2. Could she have opposed her parents?
3. Why is the Indian culture so strict?
4. How will Gogol’s life in America be different from India?
Three Vocabularies
1. Sari pg1: A sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, ranging from four to nine meters in length that is draped over the body in various styles.
2. Concoction pg 1: A combination of many ingredients.
3. Roused pg 12: To awaken
Two literally devises
1. The setting is in India and then it moves on to being in America.
2. “One steel colored winter morning” p11 this is imagery.
One sentence Summary
1. Theses pages introduce the characters and how their culture is compared to others.
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