Definition of foreigner, In the story The Namesake,

Definition of foreigner

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In the story The Namesake, Ashima´s thoughts also betray her definition of the word "foreigner": "Though no longer pregnant, she continues, at times, to mix Rice Krispies and peanuts and onions in a bowl. For being a foreigner, Ashima is beginning to realize, is a sort of lifelong pregnancy – a perpetual wait, a constant burden, a continuous feeling out of sorts. It is an ongoing responsibility, a parenthesis in what had once been ordinary life, only to discover that that previous life has vanished, replaced by something more complicated and demanding. Like pregnancy, being a foreigner, Ashima believes, is something that elicits the same curiosity from strangers, the same combination of pity and respect" (49-50).

What do you think of Ashima´s definition of a "foreigner?" Do you agree with it? Does her definition connect with yours? Show in an essay how your experience as a "foreigner" has been similar to or different from hers.

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