What does power have to do with fairness and justice?
Within society, power enforces the people within that particular country. Power is achieved by being liked and highly favored by a community of people. The higher an individual is in economic status the easier it becomes to be treated fairly with proper justice. Whoever holds the most power decides what is just and fair however, it might not be so fair to the other individuals who do not hold the ability to have power. In many cultures or marriages, a particular person has more power over the other, many times it is the man. Many believe that men are superior to women and women have to depend on the man for everything including children, finance and decision making. In some families, the
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Coming to America from India or any other country can cause an imbalance in the power of culture due to other cultural preferences. In America many people are very independent and build their own lives around their careers. In the namesake, Ashima and Ashoke had to adjust to the American lifestyle as they moved from India to Cambridge. Raising Gogol and Sonia in America but trying to keep the Indian culture alive made it difficult for the children especially Gogol, with their true identity. The Gangulis began to fit into American culture by starting to celebrate Christmas. “For the sake of Gogol and Sonia they celebrate” (Lahiri 64). As Gogol becomes a young adult, he craves more independence, changing his name and attempting to become more involved with parties and different relationships that his parents most likely would not approve of. He gets a fake ID and loses his virginity to a random girl showing that he wanted to become more independent and fit in with the crowd. This causes an imbalance of the power within the Indian culture because it was not how their parents were raised in their heritage. This culture was more strict than how American teens were being raised, “it wasn’t me” (Lahiri 96), as Gogol gains confidence after telling a girl his name is Nikhil, this makes it easier for him to kiss her without being embarrassed. Although, Ashima and Ashoke …show more content…
However some of these rights might hinder certain beliefs of others. In a society that is so diverse yet with many opinions, it can be hard to break the language barrier and be treated fairly no matter a person’s race or religion. On a day to day basis people of different cultures and beliefs struggle to find their place in a society that many are the same. Laws are supposed to protect the lives of everybody in that community and country. However, some feel that these laws, restrict individuals from having their rights. Many use “freedom of speech” however, many know that hurtful words and actions are not okay, despite what the law says. 8. Do we have choices concerning fairness and justice? Although, society has a justice system, what’s fair and just can be debated among different people. Everybody has choices however, those choices can be difficult depending on the status of a particular family. How high a person is ranked can determine the amount of fairness and justice distributed to their family. Not everything in life is fair, however, many people of higher degree and social status can determine what is fair and just. As a person continues their career or becomes higher as far as status, it is easier for them to feel that they are being treated fairly and just. 3. When should an individual take a stand against what he/she believes to be an injustice? What are the most effective
...o assimilate into the society by entering school with a more acceptable name, but Gogol refuses. The acceptance of the society has pressured him to change his name in college, and to hide Gogol from the society. Till the day Gogol understands the reason why his father chose to name him Gogol instead of an Indian or American name, Gogol experienced a lot of changes, as a second generation American immigrant. Gogol has been assimilated to different culture than he ethnically is. At the end, through family, Gogol has come back to his roots. Gogol was not given an Indian name from his Indian family or an American name as he was born in America, to emphasize an individual try to assimilate into a different culture, but in the end, he is still bonded to his roots as the person he ethnically is.
Society is not a realm in which all of the rules are listed on paper; people naturally abide them due to their countless experiences. The results of these incidents or the incident as a whole sometimes transform itself into an unspoken code that people are assumed to know by heart. For example, humans are treated differently - usually with more respect and higher expectations (such as CEOs or famous actors and actresses) - when they are in a very high position or level in an industry. No matter how much or little they do, they are frequently noticed more by the media than anyone else. But how about those who live in their normal lives trying to bring home the bread and milk for their families? Or those who do a substantial amount of service and deeds for their communities and companies? Ty...
There he makes this identity of himself to try to totally forget his parents’ cultural identity. He changes his name to Nikhil and later ends up moving to New York with a girl by the name of Maxine. “He is overly aware that they are not used to passing things around the table, or to chewing food with their mouths completely closed. They avert their eyes when Maxine accidentally leans over to run her hand through her hair” (Lahiri 277). This quote is describing Maxine and Gogol having a meal with his parents. This whole scene is very awkward for both because Gogol’s parents aren’t used to doing things the American way. When the two are leaving his parents’ house Gogol’s father says to him “Drive safely, Gogol” (Lahiri 279). This confuses Maxine because she is not familiar with his real name. He doesn’t want to be reminded of who he was before. By chapter 8 Maxine and Gogol are no longer together due to
Throughout The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri cultural differences are seen. They are closely related to names and identity. Your identity is shown through your name and sometimes people may not be able to see themselves as their name shows them. Many cultures think certain names are ordinary but they also see names that are not ordinary or weird in some way. Throughout the book, you see the distaste Gogol has for his name. He does not like it and goes to great lengths to change it, although still maintaining part of his Bengali and Russian roots. Also seen is the distaste for his culture not wanting to keep in touch with the Bengali language trying to assimilate to American culture, which can be seen throughout the novel as conflicting with one another.
In almost every society, since the beginning of written history, women were seen as secondary, and genetically inferior to men. Throughout history, no matter the time period or place, men have held the top ruling positions, with only a few exceptions. Women ruling in their own right usually only occurred due to the unavailability in their generation of any eligible male heir, and as a last resort. Nevertheless, these women managed to be the exceptional few. The most common way for a woman to influence politics, decision-making, and the ruling itself was by becoming the wife, mother, or mistress of a man in power and gaining his trust.
Gogol is not completely cut off from his roots and identity. He tries to reject his past, but it makes him stranger to himself. He fears to be discovered. With the rejection of Gogol’s name, Lahiri rejects the immigrant identity maintained by his parents. But this outward change fails to give him inner satisfaction.
I am the child of a white man and a Navajo (Diné) woman. Gogol’s parents have tried to force their cultural values upon him since birth, but I would have been lucky if my family had tried to celebrate my A 'wee Chi 'deedloh, my first laugh ceremony. Gogol lives in a world where his family seems to have to do everything possible to scrape together the means to practice their Bengali culture. This suggests that to be the child of first-generation immigrants is to substitute many traditions and ceremonies into more Americanized, less culturally-authentic renditions of themselves, for the only way to be truly authentic is to practice the culture in the land of origin or, in Gogol’s case, India.
...zation leads to Gogol’s discovery of his true identity. Although he has always felt that he had to find a new, more American and ordinary identity, he has come to terms that he will always be the Gogol that is close to his family. While Gogol is coming to this understanding, Ashima has finally broken free from relying on her family, and has become “without borders” (176). No longer the isolated, unsure Bengali she was when arriving in Cambridge, Ashima has been liberated from dependent and powerless to self empowering. The passing of her husband has forced her to go through her life as a more self-reliant person, while at the same time she is able to maintain her daily Indian customs. This break-through is the final point of Ashima’s evolution into personal freedom and independency.
...e husbands possess a male ego of power that leads to lack of understanding in their marriages.
They could say that it is necessary for society to be this way because if everyone were valued the same then it would be bad. Because then nobody would try harder to reach something better than their current state. In the Bases of Power Packet, it talks about how power is distributed differently amongst different people with different skill sets and ideas relative to how different people have different amounts of power and respect based off of who they are and what they do. One idea shown in this packet is, “within organizations, a person's social network can either isolate them from information power or serve to create it”. This just goes to show how you're standing on the social ladder can either get you more or less power.. if y you have a lot of friends and you’re well liked among your peers then obviously you’re closer to what society wants, therefore giving you more power.
Every individual has their own values they follow as they are growing up. For Gogol he has gone his entire life knowing and following Indian values and being very family-oriented. When the Ganguli’s move to America and Gogol grows older American values start to take over his life and he becomes more individual. There was a major twist in the novel that rapidly changed Gogol’s personality form individuality to family-oriented. In the end the Indian values were the most significant.
Introduction “The Namesake” begins with a young Ashok back in Calcutta to meet his bride to be for the first time. This is an arranged marriage so he has no choice but to marry his future bride, Ashima. They marry in Calcutta and even though still strangers, Ashima moves with him to New York. Life in America for Ashima is so foreign and she is left alone while Ashok goes to work.
All people have a rights, this is so important in modern society. The main legal document is a constitution.and constitution says the whole person have own rights. These are the rights right of life, right of Dignity and also right of speech.
In Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel, The Namesake, the protagonist, Gogol, struggles with his cultural identity. He is an American-born Bengali struggling to define himself. He wants to fit into the typical American-lifestyle, a lifestyle his parents do not understand. This causes him tension through his adolescence and adult life, he has trouble finding a balance between America and Bengali culture. This is exemplified with his romantic relationships. These relationships directly reflect where he is in his life, what he is going through and his relationship with his parents. Each woman indicates a particular moment in time where he is trying to figure out his cultural identity. Ruth represents an initial break away from Bengali culture; Maxine represents
…rights which are inherent to the human being ... human rights acknowledges that every single human being is entitled to enjoy his or her human rights without distinction as to race, [color], sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. [To add on, human] rights are legally guaranteed by human rights law, protecting individuals and groups against actions that interfere with fundamental freedoms and human dignity (Human rights for