What are the true meanings of names? Some people believe that names are just something they get or something that is a special meaning to them. Although parents or guardians name their child, some tend to name their child with a unique reason. "Bean Trees, " "My Name, " "What’s in a Name?,"and "The Dead." Are four stories that represent the valid reasons or special reasons that are inside a name. These unique factors make a person’s name affect not only how they feel about themselves but also how they choose to live. One justifiable meaning of a name is the fact that it changes a person's self esteem.For example, in "Excerpt from Beans Trees" by Barabara Kingsolver, the main character shows emotion on how she wanted to change ,and in the
story it was quoted "I didn't have any special name in mind, but just wanted a change." This implies that the main character in the story "Excerpt from Beans" by Barbara Kingsolver wanted to have a name that makes her feel satisfied, and to have a comfortable name that fits her. Then in the story of "My Name" from The House on Mango Street, Esperanza wanted to have a name that represents her and it was quoted, "I would like to baptize myself under a new name, a name more like the real me." Esperanza will feel more comfortable in school because students wouldn’t have a hard time saying her name and that she would feel more like herself. Also her name will represents herself instead of someone else. The final meaning of a name is that names provide a new way to make a living. For example, in "My Name" from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros she says "Esperanza as Lisandra or Maritza or Zeze the X. Yes. Something like Zeze the X will do." She talks about how it will be if her name was changed. Her life could be easier, and she could get a new life.Also if Esperanza changes her name she could feel reborn and all the hate and jealously she had will be gone. In "What’s in a Name?" by Nancy Flanagan, she showed a meaning to a name by talking about what the father had to go thru when he had to change his name. He couldn't go to his religious school without a Christian name. When he changed his name, the father son quoted "It was a huge impact for me." When the Father changed his name he had to live a life where he had to become a different person ,and have to be a man name Thomas instead of being his real name. So when he was Thomas he had to be another person name Thomas and basically started over a new life in school. In conclusion, names have many kinds of various meanings, but it mostly changes a person’s name that affects not only how they feel about themselves but also how they choose to live. These four wonderfully written text clearly explained how names are a big meaning to a person. From the story "Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver on how the main character change her name to satisfy her self esteem to the story of "My Name" from The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, where the main character thought that if her name was a simple ,and easy name she could have a better way in life. It is truly interesting how people value a name so much, and shows that names really do have a meaning.
names are prevented from being able to reassimilate within society, they are the outcasts. It also
William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. In the play Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare claims that a name is just a name; that it has no real significance. Individual names and the names of cultural and racial groups can be very influential, however, as Malcolm X explains in his On Afro-American History, "So they'll say whites, Puerto Ricans and Negroes. Pick up on that one. That's a drag, brothers.
My name, Nicole, is derived from the word for "victory" in Greek. Although I feel I do have a distinct purpose in life, I have never referred to my name's meaning in order to know it or remember it. Malidoma means "be friends with the stranger/enemy" in the Dagara language and this is Malidoma's mission in life. He told the elders of his identity and purpose on Earth when he was a soul taking on human form in his mother's womb. On the third day after his birth, Malidoma was named as such because it is a constant reminder of his purpose. Malidoma had to tell the West (the stranger/enemy) of his people. Through Of Water and Spirit, Malidoma is fulfilling his purpose in life.
There are many reasons why people may feel self-conscious; in which, others may or may not, be able to relate to. “My Name’’ is the fourth chapter in The House on Mango Street and in this chapter, Esperanza and I share some similarities. Being named after a relative, born in the Chinese year of the horse, and a dislike in our own name are similarities we share in this chapter. [Esperanza] “In English my name means hope. In Spanish it means to many letters’’(10). Esperanza expresses a dislike in her name due to the length stating, that her name it is too long. When I was younger, I felt the same as my parents placed upon me three middle names at birth. I to felt my name was too long. I would feel embarrassed when my family would address me by my full name although, they would only do so if I was
That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet” (Shakespeare). Aname holds so much uniqueness and so many connotations whether positive or negative. Your name is one of the big factors that makes a person an individual as well as very self confident. Unfortunately as i’ve said before women were stripped of their names which played a huge part in losing a part of who they were. A quote that displays personality is when offred gets in the car that Saturday morning in September and she says “My name isn’t Offred, I have another name, which nobody ever uses now because it is forbidden. I tell myself it doesn’t matter, your name is like your telephone number, useful only to others; but what I tell myself is wrong, it does matter” (Atwood, 84). This shows a different personality because of the role that she has in society her name was changed to represent property to Fred. This displays a different personality because she doesn't like her name and struggles with Emotional Labor, she has to subside her emotions and feelings of wanting to be addressed and use her real name but has to be obedient and follow the rules of society but referring back to Shakespeare and the quote, when Offred is called anything other than what her real name she knows that it’s not the “Real” her rather it is the person who society enforced a role upon and molded her to be society expects her to
...pict some aspect of their future character. The most striking example of naming in the Bible is the name of Jesus or Immanuel, which means God with us. Authors also use naming to direct readers’ attention to a certain aspect of that character. They often use this tactic in allegory, saying one thing and meaning another. When they name a character they imply more than just a name to recognize them by. They mean to expose the character’s behavior or struggles. Dante and Bunyan both use this tactic in their works, The Inferno and The Pilgrim’s Progress. Dante names his characters after specific historical figures which readers in his day would recognize and attribute attributes to them. Bunyan names his characters after their attributes themselves. Each approach has benefits and weaknesses, but both are effective examples of the use of naming in allegorical writing.
In Chinese culture, names are not merely "labels" to distinguish one from the other nor are they used as "mediums" that "reflect" one's identity and individuality; names represent all the long-term greetings and expectations from parents to children. A name is the essence of a person, and it is a gift (the first gift) from parents to be carried for the rest of one's life.* A person's name is like a title of a book or poem: we use a title to identify the nature of the book and its "essence", while we use a name to identify a person and his/her individuality. Chinese name is distinctive in a sense that each name has a story behind it, e.g. June's mother named her twin daughters in China "Chwun Yu" and "Chwun Hwa" since they were born in spring ("Chwun"), "Yu" (rain) was given to the first born and "Hwa" (flower) to the second which indicate their sequence of birth ("rain comes before flower": par. 88); furthermore, rain and flower are nature's elements that exist for one and the other, indicating these twin daughters would stay inseparable.
Do you think your name defines who you are? The chapter from the book The Misfits by James Howe and the article New Life In The US No longer Means New Name by Sam Roberts both deal with the ways names can affect someone culturally and personally. Although both texts have similar messages, the theme of names is different in each.
The Namesake is populated by characters who's shows signs of themselves being lost when it comes to purpose and destiny. Many characters struggle because most of the characters feel the tug and pull of different cultures, dreams, and traditions.
Shakespeare once had Juliet ask, “What's in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet” (II, ii, 46-47). In Romeo and Juliet, names bound you to a family history, but nowadays names can signify more than ancestry. Most writers have some basis or meaning behind their characters’ names, but Murakami, makes it appear as though all the characters in Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World are nameless. But he did gives names to some. The alternating story between the Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World creates an interesting narrative but it also creates a division when it comes to names. In the Hard-Boiled Wonderland section, the narrator is presented without a name causing a lack of an identity
The trilogy has a mixture of atypical names. When looking deeper into the specific characters’ roles and having knowledge of history and nature, there are definite connections. The characters influenced the author, Collins, through history and nature aspects and they obtained their names with strategic time put into them. Something as small as a character’s name can help us understand the specific personality better through knowledge of outside materials.
In older generations, prior to black power movements, this “refined” culture to copy was that of the upper-class white American. This resulted in many modified “white” names being used by black individuals initially (Waugaman). However, with the increasing cultural pride felt by black Americans, there is an active move away from the educated, white part of America. In addition, due to the historical subjugation of African-Americans, there is not a strong, upper-class, distinctive black culture in place that would serve as a source of “high” names. This means that there is a drive to avoid most existing popular names and to create new ones. As a result, the entirety of the creative energy of a black name-giver is directed towards creating completely unique names. By assigning these names to their children, name-givers are able to exercise their creativity while giving their child a name that both separates them from white culture and is aesthetically
I’ve always wondered how I got my name, Markel Ashawn Harrigan, and what the origin was and the meaning behind it. When I would ask my mom and dad, they would tell me that it was a mixture between my dad’s name, Marvin, and their favorite music artist R. Kelly. Callahan was a name my grandmother gave to me when I was a baby; she always called me by that name and never by my first name. Callahan is from the Irish descent and the meaning of Callahan is “lover of churches, bright- headed”. The name Markel means “of Mars the God of War, warlike”. The name Harrigan means “the descendent of the son of the grey-haired one”. I tried to research my middle name, and there were no results, for the reason of my parents coming up with it spontaneously.
It is safe to assert that a name is a construct and therein has a degree of fictionality. To place this in context one could suggest that the naming of an object is less tangible than say its design, naming is governed by few substantial constraints, design by many; physical, financial and so on. However, it would be incorrect to suggest naming is pure fiction; indeed names can be seen as the bridge between the actual object that exists and our ethereal mental image of said object. In light of this a useful definition of fiction would be to see it as “groups of signs” often extremely large groups if one considers the average novel. Thus names in their smallest form would be best seen as individual signs. it would then be possible to theorise that up to a certain point the more signs collected in a single group the broader the fictional and communicative possibilities are.
I have read an account called " 'What's in a Name? " ", which is composed by Henry Louis Gates. This account demonstrates to us a youth experience of the creator that happened amid the mid-1950s. In the article, Gates alludes to an occurrence when a white man, Mr. Wilson, who was well disposed with his dad, called his dad "George", a name which was a prominent method for alluding to African Americans in those circumstances. In any case, Gates' dad needed to acknowledge this separation and couldn't make a move around then. By utilizing sentiment to bring out individuals' enthusiastic reaction, and utilizing suggestion, Gates effectively communicates his claim that name shapes individuals' discernments