Dum Dum

written by Jhumpa Lahiri, Ashoke and Ashima, who are Bengalis and moved to America for a better education and life, try to maintain their culture. In her novel, Lahiri clarifies the different aspects of Bengali culture in depth through the experiences of Ashoke and Ashima in America. Some of the aspects of Ashoke and Ashima’s Bengali culture are being family oriented, practicing arranged marriage, and naming children in a unique way. One aspect of Bengali culture is being family oriented. Bengalis usually have an extended family, live close to each other, and care for each other. They are all together in times of happiness and mourning. For example, when Ashima went to America with Ashoke for the first time, her 26 family members went to Dum Dum airport to see her flying. Moreover, Bengalis never think of staying away from their family. For instance, Ashoke in his twenties didn’t go far from his family except from his journey to some cities in India. Ashoke wondered how Mrs. Jones, who was an elderly secretary at the university in which he had been hired as an assistant professor in electrical engineering, lived alone by herself. Lahiri notes, “Mrs. Jones leads a life that Ashoke’s mother would consider humiliating: eating alone, driving herself to work in snow and sleet, seeing her children and grandchildren at most three or four times a year” (3.48). Bengalis do their everyday tasks together; they don’t want to be apart from their family members for a second. They always…

After the drought, when Kuti dies, Rukmani is glad that he is no longer suffering. She said, “yet, although I grieved… I could not have wished it otherwise. The strife had lasted too long…” (38). She did not want Kuti to live his life suffering, and she was happy he did not have to live his life starving. She kept the hope that he would not live his life in pain, and now he is in a better place, where he does not have to struggle. Later on, when Sacrabani was born, Rukmani keeps about him and…

When watching the video Rapid Behavioral Treatment of a Phobia on therapist Lars Urst helping to stop patient Mariam Dum phobia on snake. He showed many steps that really helped her get over her phobia. Lars treated Mariam to go under serious of test facing her fear of snake. At the beginning when he was able to identify Mariam phobia, it helped him to see how deep her phobia towards snake. What Dr. Urst did in identifying her phobia was very important because it can really help him find out how…

The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Duma: Russian Assembly.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 03 Dec. 2015.The article about the Russian Assembly called The Duma found in the Encyclopedia of Britannica contained an extreme amount of information. The article starts out by explaining what the Duma is. The article states, “The Duma constituted the lower house of the Russian parliament, and the State Council was the upper house.” The Duma was appointed by Czar Nicholas II…

In 1853 a professor named Ransom Dum set off on a two-year journey to raise funds for Hillsdale college, a learning in Michigan. There are donations and charities going on nationwide every single day. Generosity is happening this second. I see people that even have less giving more, that is amazing. I believe that, “A generous person will prosper whoever refreshes others will be…

misunderstand me, she simply didn't smell very right. I mean young ladies ought to notice a specific way-like infant powder, new garments and scent. Something that was silly, y'know. Jean, I swear, possessed an aroma similar to an organic product serving of mixed greens or Old Spice. I despise Old Spice. I mean I like Jean fine, y'know. She's extraordinary, yet I just couldn't notice her. Christ, I should be nuts. Out of the blue I begin to envision myself as the old mariner in the Old Spice…

It… It… It was… DUM DUM FLOWERS! Freshly picked! I ran back to my land panicking and searching the area one more time for my parents. “MOM! DAD! WHERE ARE YOU!?” I screamed. Sure enough, they were nowhere to be found. I knew this only meant one thing, my parents were uni-napped by an evil unicorn from the other side! I knew I had to save them. I packed my bags and headed for the Evil Rainbow. When I got to the terrifying rainbow, I placed one hoof on the horrible, no good Evil Rainbow then…

Stereotypes are generalized ideas that are used to define us in society. In the story they are used to make feel character's superior and/or lesser of one another. When Curley’s wife comes into Crooks bunk in the harness room, she uses his cognitive disability as a way to make her feel superior than him by making an insinuation by referring him as a “dum-dum” due to his mental illness. “An’ what am I doin’? Standin’ here talkin’ to a bunch of bindle stiffs―a nigger an dum-dum and lousy ol’…

For example from, hartfordstage.org, they use “da-dum da-dum da-dum da-dum da-dum” As they explain it further; Shakespeare lines; “but soft what light through yonder window breaks (Romeo, Act II Scene 2, Romeo and Juliet)” and, “A little more than kin, and less than kind: (Hamlet, Act I Scene 2,…

which ruins the men’s dream. Many blame Curley’s wife for ruining their dream, but she is not at fault because she just wanted someone to talk to her and did not understand Lennie's warning signs. Although the men all talk bad about Curley’s wife she has done no harm or caused any trouble to them. Since she is rumored to cause trouble George fears if Lennie talks to Curley’s wife he could risk their jobs and their dream. Curley’s wife is accused of flirting with all the men, but in reality she…