First she gets her story, referencing William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet: “What's in a name? What we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet. The "rose" is its name; the "smell" is herself. Ms. Rau references this quote because even though she had a British name, she still has control of herself. However, she encounters an internal conflict with herself. Should he assimilate and accept his name or fight for his Indian ways? By overcoming her identity crisis, Santha overcomes the racial discrimination of forced assimilation in hers