In the Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, it is evident that Ashoke and Ashima aren't the smartest, most responsible people. They bring a baby into the world when Ashoke is still in school and can't even properly care for the child because of the overwhelming amount of work he has. It seems Ashima doesn't make the most motherly decisions either. She is thinking about visiting India because she misses her family which is nice and all but probably not the best decision for her baby child. Over all i think that they just conceived a baby way to early. They should of waited until they were some what settled and not in the midst of all this chaos. Ashoke could of finished school and earned a steady career which would support the family but instead they conceive early and the baby simply becomes a distraction to Ashoke's school work.