Who is Dimitri Desjardins in the namesake?
Dimitri is the guy Moushumi cheats with, and he’s sort of Gogol’s evil twin.
What nickname does Dimitri call Moushumi?
Mouse
In the present, in the French department at NYU, Moushumi copies down Dimitri’s phone number and address, wondering whether she will contact him. Later that night, she finds a copy of Stendhal’s The Red and the Black given to her by Dimitri, years ago, and inscribed to “Mouse,” his nickname for her.
How does Gogol find out about Dimitri?
While she is sorting through department mail, she discovers an envelope sent to a professor in her department by an old love interest of hers named Dmitri. He had flirted with her for years, calling her “Mouse.”
Why is Moushumi attracted to Gogol?
Gogol is attracted to Moushumi because he shares a connection with her that he did not share in his prior relationships. Whereas Gogol views Maxine as an outsider who could not be part of his family, he understands that “Bengali friends [such as Moushumi] were the closest thing they had to family” (pp. 200–201).
What is Moushumi and Dimitri’s relationship?
Moushumi’s affair with Dimitri, a subject of mutual flirtation from her youth, enables her to talk about to talk about literature with a likeminded individual. Their affair also provides an element of danger and intrigue to a life with Gogol that feels, for Moushumi, at times, too restrictive, too limited.
How old is Moushumi when she first meets Dimitri?
Moushumi meets Dimitri when she’s a teenager and he’s already at the ripe old age of twenty-seven. Moushumi and her friends have joined some Princeton undergraduates on the way down to a protest in Washington, D.C., when Moushumi ends up sitting next to Dimitri.
Why has Ashima sold the house on Pemberton Road?
Ashima has to sell the house because it is no longer possible for her to stay now that Sonia is getting married. She will spend six months in the US and six months is Calcutta. It is true to her name because she will be without borders, a resident everywhere and nowhere.
Why did Moushumi and Gogol divorce?
Moushomi’s dissatisfaction with the marriage eventually leads to her unfaithfulness towards her husband which later leads to divorce and separation between them. Their need of independence and satisfaction is much greater than their sense of loyalty or commitment to each other and find their identity.
Who is moushumi Mazoomdar?
The Bengali woman who marries Gogol, Moushumi was one of the children present at the many gatherings of Bengali friends in their childhood. She grew up in London, and had a British accent when she and Gogol first met, always preferring her books to the television that the other kids were watching.
Why does Moushumi keep her maiden name?
Moushumi had wanted to avoid registering for gifts again, after the disaster of her first wedding. The checks are addressed to them both, some referring to him as Nikhil and some as Gogol. Although the cards say Moushumi Ganguli, she has chosen to keep her own last name, to Gogol’s slight regret.
What happens to Ashima at the end of namesake?
Ashima prepares for a Christmas Eve party, a holiday she would never have celebrated if she had never moved to the United States. Instead of moving in, Ashima is moving out, chucking out all her possessions so she can live like a nomad, shuttling between India and the United States.
What is Gogol’s sisters name and what is the significance of her name?
Maxine Ratliff Maxine represents, for Gogol, a life very different from his own. She lives with her parents downtown, in a beautiful townhouse, and shares their intellectual, cosmopolitan life. Maxine does not always understand Gogol’s family’s traditions, but she tries to, and seems to care genuinely for him.