Only Goodness
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Only Goodness is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that appears in her collection "Unaccustomed Earth," exploring themes of family, guilt, and cultural identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Only Goodness canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| collectionThemeConnection | unaccustomed earth and displacement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
noted for nuanced portrayal of immigrant families
ⓘ
widely praised for emotional depth ⓘ |
| explores |
burden of care within families
ⓘ
consequences of addiction ⓘ pressure of parental expectations ⓘ second-generation Indian American identity ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Rahul
ⓘ
Sudha ⓘ Sudha and Rahul's parents ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCollection | Unaccustomed Earth ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short story fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| includedIn | contemporary American short stories syllabi ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary literature
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alcoholism
ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ family relationships ⓘ guilt ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ parent–child conflict ⓘ responsibility ⓘ sibling relationships ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Unaccustomed Earth ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfCollection | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setIn |
New England
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
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