The Namesake (Chapter 9 & 10)

Gogol gets married and settles down with Moushumi and it seems like they are living the expectations of their parents in mind rather than what they actually want for each other. Gogol seems to fetishes her now, but its as though a part of her life is missing, she isn’t happy with Gogol, its as if their relationship is more superficial then actually about them. Their wedding didn’t seem about them, it seemed more about the roots that their parents want and they follow, they didnt understand their own wedding and it seems like they are both just afraid of feeling wrong, or most likely just feel stuck to each other and might “love each other” but not be “in love with each other” and I feel like that is what breaks the relationship. Gogol tries and gives more than what Moushumi ever will, she seems to be discontent with the life they share. It seems like Gogol deep down knows that Moushumi’s true love is Graham and though he ios devoted it seems as though he doesn’t know what he wants and instead follows Moushumi. Moushumi seems unsensitve about Gogol’s feelings and actual self. In chapter 10 their marriage seems strained at this point as though they both aren’t good for each other, and though Moushumi may be a factor of the distance Gogol too doesn’t seem like he wants it, it seems like he’s lost without that stable relationship.