"Unaccustomed Earth" post 1

In this first post of two about this book, I will be answering the following prompt: Discuss the title of the novel. Is it appropriate? In what way? If you could give the novel a different title, what would it be?

The title of this novel, "Unaccustomed Earth", is very appropriate for Jhumpa Lahiri's collection of short stories because of the common ties that it acknowledges between all of the stories. These common ties are the basic back stories of the characters: Indian-Americans who are either immigrants themselves, or are the children of immigrants. All of these families feel like outsiders in their new environment; parents in particular resisting assimilation like the plague. As many of the children grow, they often try to assimilate more, often straining relations with their families. The title of this novel demonstrates the unfamiliarity that these families feel while in America, as America might seem to them like an entirely new planet from India when they first arrive or even once they have settled. 

If I had to choose a different title for this collection of short stories, I would title it "Journey to a New World of Isolation: life of Indian Immigrant families living in America through short stories". I would title it this because it captures the common ties of the stories and acknowledges that Lahiri's book is not a traditional novel, but a collection of stories.