Read the excerpt from the namesake.
“welcome to elementary school, nikhil. i am your principal, mrs. lapidus.”
gogol looks down at his sneakers. the way the principal pronounces his new name is different from the way his parents say it, the second part of it longer, sounding like “heel.”
she bends down so that her face is level with his, and extends a hand to his shoulder. “can you tell me how old you are, nikhil? ”
when the question is repeated and there is still no response, mrs. lapidus asks, “mr. ganguli, does nikhil follow english? ”
“of course he follows,” ashoke says. “my son is perfectly bilingual.”
in order to prove that gogol knows english, ashoke does something he has never done before, and addresses his son in careful, accented english. “go on, gogol,” he says, patting him on the head. “tell mrs. lapidus how old you are.”
which line from this excerpt reflects the central idea that immigrants sometimes face discrimination and prejudice in their new culture?
the way the principal pronounces his new name is different from the way his parents say it, the second part of it longer, sounding like “heel.”
“can you tell me how old you are, nikhil? ”
when the question is repeated and there is still no response, mrs. lapidus asks, “mr. ganguli, does nikhil follow english? ”
in order to prove that gogol knows english, ashoke does something he has never done before, and addresses his son in careful, accented english.

go shopping with my best friend,

watch movies with them,

go to the beach,

do makeup for each other and laugh if we look bad,

go skate boarding,

singing (or karaoke perhaps)

sleepovers,

photos,

going on road trips (disney, universal, buch gardens, euro trips, etc.)

!

being there for each other when we need (hugs)

what was your story about? i remember this from my language arts class in flvs! i had ms. rosemeyer.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”