After reading chapters 5-8 of The Namesake
Novel by Jhumpa Lahiri write about;

Bengali Rituals : We have already observed some Bengali traditions in the novel such as courtship and marital rituals, birth and baptism rituals, for example, the rice ceremony, and now we are exposed to traditions regarding deaths, funerals, and mourning in general.

1.Consider and explain the Bengali tradition or culture regarding funeral/mourning rituals.

2. How do they compare/contrast with American mourning rituals? Or any culture or tradition with which you identify?

3. As Gogol (now Nikhil) returns home to grieve his father’s death with family, how has Ashoke’s death changed him?