CHAPTER 6 SUMMARY

In chapter 6 of The Namesake, Gogol graduated from the University of Columbia in Ohio.He lived in an apartment that his father was paying. Moreover, he had some friends that invited him to a party. At the party he met a girl called Maxine, who later became his girlfriend. In this chapter, Gogol also met Maxine's parents, and he felt comfortable with them; for many occasions, he compared his parents with the Ratliff, and he wished to have a family like them.  He kept his relationship hidden from his parents for a time, but one day his mother, Ashima asked him to go home because they had to travel to Ohio, and it was there when he answered that he couldn't because he had already planned to take vacations with his girlfriend. It was a surprise for his parents but they wanted to know Maxine any way. The gathered at Ganguli's home, and Ashima prepared a dinner for them. On that day, Maxine heard the other name of Nikil which was Gogol. She didn't know anything about it, but she never asked more than Gogol explained to her. The last part of the chapter is when Gogol celebrated his 27th birthday. It was a party where he didn't know the people that were around him, but he enjoyed that day.

READER RESPONSE CHAPTER 6

In chapter 6 of The Namesake, the author describes how the dinner that the Gangulis prepare for Maxine makes Gogol feel nervous. It reminds me that sometimes our parents tell too much to people who visit our homes. It is kind of embarrassing when they talk about you with other people, and we feel nervous because we probably do not want that they say something that for us is very private or confidential.