tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post6078194724050576021..comments2023-09-30T12:46:39.710-04:00Comments on The Dream Theatre: The Namesake, and what it stirs up..~The Dream Catcher~http://www.blogger.com/profile/00317262474664241913noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-6540704065970435622007-04-27T09:14:00.000-04:002007-04-27T09:14:00.000-04:00and the question persists... WHY?? Im done with th...and the question persists... WHY?? Im done with the book, needless to say it was an awesome read. But it still doesnt solve my problem. And after reading the book, I can just gape open mouthed at the short joke the film was. Gogol was never teased about his name by anyone!! the weirdness of his name was all inhis head. It changes the meaning of the entire film. I don't know how Mira Nair could make such a blunder...~The Dream Catcher~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00317262474664241913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-20347220686726981292007-04-22T16:41:00.000-04:002007-04-22T16:41:00.000-04:00Hmm..I googled earlier...people have compared Gogo...Hmm..I googled earlier...people have compared Gogol Ganguli's struggle (in his fight to come to terms with a name he hadnt chosen) to that of d protagonist in "the overcoat"..since his station in life is obviously not of his choosing...but i didnt find it v satisfying or reliable.<BR/>This is what Lahiri has to say: "<I>The original spark of the book was the fact that a friend of my cousin's in India had the pet name Gogol...<BR/>...Of course, without the inspiration of Nikolai Gogol, without his name and without his writing, my novel would never have been conceived. In that respect, this book came out of Gogol's overcoat, quite literally.</I>"<BR/>But even she gives no reason <I>why</I>.<BR/>Link: http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/extra/bl-jhumpainterview.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-65480683788656292732007-04-22T14:38:00.000-04:002007-04-22T14:38:00.000-04:00Jenny (Kanchu) - I know all this, this is the obvi...Jenny (Kanchu) - I know all this, this is the obvious part of it. But why has Jhumpa Lahiri chosen Gogol of all authors?? just because he has a.. umm.. weird last name?? or is there some other reason??~The Dream Catcher~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00317262474664241913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-4754071657037803192007-04-21T06:41:00.000-04:002007-04-21T06:41:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-75742831654296920272007-04-15T16:05:00.000-04:002007-04-15T16:05:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.creative geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880831611811120294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-31151850882250160392007-04-11T13:49:00.000-04:002007-04-11T13:49:00.000-04:00AnonEconMmmm. Very precise thinking. Judging smone...AnonEcon<BR/>Mmmm. Very precise thinking. Judging smone as characterless based on the number of affairs they've had is indeed prejudice. But then it does set an impression..<BR/>modern life's complicatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-27478571700818145562007-04-09T23:32:00.000-04:002007-04-09T23:32:00.000-04:00Oops! 'Where'='Were'Oops! 'Where'='Were'Anonymous Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573880263828883587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-64749265731911714472007-04-09T23:31:00.000-04:002007-04-09T23:31:00.000-04:00I asked about the male equivalent of 'slut' becaus...I asked about the male equivalent of 'slut' because if no such equivalent exists (which I think is the case), then it shows that 'slut' is part of the vocabulary which supports sexual double standards for men and women.<BR/><BR/>Think about the stories of Don Juan or Casanova. Where they sluts? What if they had been women?Anonymous Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573880263828883587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-3674172960040776482007-04-09T14:43:00.000-04:002007-04-09T14:43:00.000-04:00Chintan-Hope you enjoyed your movie!! and what did...Chintan-Hope you enjoyed your movie!! and what did I forget??<BR/><BR/>Anon Econ - I totally agree, and to top it all, character is not defined by either!! and your perspective is another dimension to the argument..<BR/>About Gogol, I used to think that I am one of the offbeat pictures kind of Audience, but after The Namesake, I seriously doubt it. I dont understand the connection, and I would say that the movie has used it just as a link. I am working on the book now, so I'll let you know if something else comes from the book. Plus I dint love the movie to bits, so I cant point out the finer things in it, maybe we should hunt the blogosphere for someone who loved the movie to bits and riddle them.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous - First, I am surprised that there is someone who claims undying love for my writing, and your views, overly critical or otherwise, are welcome.<BR/>About your observation on Charitraheen, I am surprised but you are absolutely correct. I guess that IS where this term comes from. <BR/>Also my point was exactly the one you have raised, that how can determine character from such things. While I think you might taking the term characterless too literally, figuratively too, it is highly judgemental to mould it into such pre-set moulds.<BR/>And as for the connotation of the word "Slut", Iam asking people who I know are going to have diverse opinions. Some are othodox, some are superficially modern while some are plain logical. I am sure I will come up with a weird mix of answers when i do this interview. But I will. And that wil deserve another post.<BR/><BR/>Anon Econ - This does not come from me, but from another very intelligent person, with whom I am in full agreement. <BR/><BR/>Where does gender come in here? Why search for a male equivalent for Slut.~The Dream Catcher~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00317262474664241913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-45998685909835209062007-04-09T09:23:00.000-04:002007-04-09T09:23:00.000-04:00Anonymous, sir/ma'am, as a fellow anon so well-ver...Anonymous, sir/ma'am, as a fellow anon so well-versed in the ways of the English language, can you help me on one point:<BR/><BR/>what is the male equivalent of the word 'slut'?Anonymous Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573880263828883587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-20351345672645450832007-04-09T08:34:00.000-04:002007-04-09T08:34:00.000-04:00i have major issues with every analysis you have p...i have major issues with every analysis you have presented in this blog.<BR/>but out of my undying love for your writing and out of recogition of my own overly critical view on everything,<BR/>i will only emphasize:<BR/>you have asked the question of how a woman's sexual past defines/affects her character. excellent theme to ponder. but why must this be directly related with a sense of "characterless-ness". how in gods name can any person, no matter how nondescript, be "characterless"? <BR/>. if you are trying to directly relate the hindi word "charitraheen" to this discussion, something might be lost in translation here.<BR/>i suggest you ask more of you interviewees than these blank statements that can be reduced to no tangible meaning whatsoever. to begin with ask them what to them is the connotation of the word "slut"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-85488182390032237312007-04-06T21:41:00.000-04:002007-04-06T21:41:00.000-04:00But I didn't understand the main thing about 'The ...But I didn't understand the main thing about 'The Namesake'--the use of Gogol's 'Overcoat'. Is there an essential link between Gogol's story about an exploited clerk in Tsarist Russia and the story of two generations of NRIs? Or did they just need some work by some author with a strange (to Americans) name?Anonymous Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573880263828883587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-72499429961019986132007-04-06T21:29:00.000-04:002007-04-06T21:29:00.000-04:00I think that the number of lovers a person has had...I think that the number of lovers a person has had tells us as little about their character as the number of their past tennis partners--an astronomical figure makes you fear that they are lousy players who might hit you on the head with a racquet, but anything below that is fine. <BR/><BR/>If by 'boyfriend' you only mean relationships with serious emotional investment, I can't still see why we must subscribe to "till death do us part". <BR/><BR/>Yes, someone who disregards all that has gone into building up a relationship and smashes it on a whim is characterless. Someone who lets the other person make all the investment and does not commit herself is characterless. <BR/><BR/>But if someone walks away from a relationship because she realizes that continuing it is possible only by denying her own right to grow as a person or by being dishonest, then that person is a hero.Anonymous Economisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16573880263828883587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21309936.post-4813320430415829932007-04-06T21:08:00.000-04:002007-04-06T21:08:00.000-04:00well...some of my friends told me its a good movie...well...some of my friends told me its a good movie...and...well...my office head has arranged for all office staff to have a see at dis movie...at R world..so lets c...whter i like dis movie or not..<BR/><BR/>PS: meanswhile its about 7. AM... ;-) and u 4got somethingTaG HeueRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13560072510823236485noreply@blogger.com