The Bean Trees
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What's in a name?
Yona
Mar 14, 2012 09:43AM
A rose might smell as sweet by any other name, but some characters do not. If you hate a character's name, it can mean the difference between loving and hating that story. I also think names are important just because, usually, someone else gives it to you, yet many people seem to grow to fit their names. Do you think it's true that people "grow into" their names, and what do you think of Taylor's approach to changing her name?
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I think that a name is very important as well, but I don't think they grow into their own name. Taylor wanted to start over and just change her name for herself and what she was more comfortable with.
A name doesn't matter who you become, a name is just what you call someone to get their attention.
A name is very important but it doesn't define who the person is. If you meet a kid named Hitler he could the nicest guy on Earth and clearly his parents hate him.
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