The Namesake
Mar. 19th, 2007 10:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
days_unfoldingBack in Chicago, some people seemed convinced that I couldn't be from the U.S. I had conversations that would go something like this:
"Where are you from?"
"Chicago."
"No, where were you born?"
"Chicago."
"Where are your parents from?"
"My dad was born in Lithuania (ah ha!), and my mom is from, yes, Chicago."
When my dad and mom got married, my grandmother said, "We had hoped that he would marry a nice Lithuanian girl, but what can you do?"
Some experiences are universal, which is why I wanted to see The Namesake. It's the story of two generations of a family who emigrated from India to the U.S. I saw it Sunday night.
I enjoyed it. It has interesting things to say about where home is. The actors who played the mother and father are terrific actors. My only complaint is that it seemed to end really abruptly.
"Where are you from?"
"Chicago."
"No, where were you born?"
"Chicago."
"Where are your parents from?"
"My dad was born in Lithuania (ah ha!), and my mom is from, yes, Chicago."
When my dad and mom got married, my grandmother said, "We had hoped that he would marry a nice Lithuanian girl, but what can you do?"
Some experiences are universal, which is why I wanted to see The Namesake. It's the story of two generations of a family who emigrated from India to the U.S. I saw it Sunday night.
I enjoyed it. It has interesting things to say about where home is. The actors who played the mother and father are terrific actors. My only complaint is that it seemed to end really abruptly.
