Even though Ashima feels alone she quickly begins to make Bengali friends. She often meets Bengali single men, they go away to Bengali, and come back a married man. With these marriages she gains more Bengali women friends. Six months has past since Gogol was born and it is time for his annaprasan; it is like a baptism in the Christian faith. They feed Gogol little grains of solid food. Ashima's brother is suppose to feed Gogol, but he is not available so they ask their friend, Dilip Nandi, to be their baby's honarary uncle. Gogol get dressed up in traditional infant Begali groom clothes and all of the Ganguli's friends come to witness this special occasion. They have made plans to go to Bengali in December, but when Ashima gets news that her dad has passed away from a heart attack they leave six weeks earlier than their original departure.
Quote: "...her father died yesterday evening, of a heart attack, playing patience on his bed."
Question: How will Ashima's dads' death affect her relationship with America and her American born son, Gogol?
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