English, 24.04.2021 05:10 aubriebv2020

Read the excerpt from The Namesake. At the end of his first day he is sent home with a letter to his parents from Mrs. Lapidus, folded and stapled to a string around his neck, explaining that due to their son’s preference he will be known as Gogol at school. What about the parents’ preference? Ashima and Ashoke wonder, shaking their heads. But since neither of them feels comfortable pressing the issue, they have no choice but to give in.

Which central idea of the passage is established in this excerpt?
Globalization allows people to maintain traditional cultural identities.
Globalization is unaffected by the dominance of any one particular culture.
Globalization is leading people to redefine their cultural identities.
Globalization has more of an impact on adults than it does on children.

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