Making Early Predictions in the Novel

 So far in the Namesake we have seen our main character Ashima start to have contractions and go to the hospital, and while in the hospital we have seen flashbacks to her time in India and meeting her husband. I believe this will go on throughout the novel with a mix of flashbacks and current day events. I think this will be to contrast the culture in India and the culture in America. We have already seen a little of this in Ashima comparing how she would go to her parents to give birth in India. Compared to in America she goes to a hospital which she holds equivalent to a place of tragedy, not a place of life. Also, I think a main point of the novel will be her naming the baby and this is because the baby is American and will probably receive an Indian name, but he might want to have a more normal name. I am just predicting this off the fact that both his parents names aren't the most average American names. So the baby and later the child might not feel in place with a name that sticks out. Also i think another point of the story too go along with the name is the Americanization of the Ganguli's solely because we have seen so many comparisons to American and Indian culture in the book so far. Also we have had the flashbacks to India which show parts of the Indian way of life. In conclusion I believe the main plot points of the story will be the baby's name, and the Ganguli's struggle or resistance with the American culture.