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Themes and Motifs: Naming Wrong name

Parent Term

  • Naming

Sibling Terms

  • Alias
  • And caste
  • As tribute
  • Brand name
  • Change over time
  • Child's name
  • Commercial origins
  • False name
  • French noble names
  • Importance of naming
  • Indian name
  • Long name
  • Named for historical figure
  • Nickname
  • Nicknames
  • Not knowing person or thing's name
  • Place name
  • Promotional
  • Renaming
  • Using Indians as names

Tagged Events

Go Down, Moses, 97 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Dementia
Cultural Issues: Age›Old age
Themes and Motifs: Naming›Wrong name | Past›Past in present
Light in August, 51 (Event)
Environment: Public›Road
Actions: Verbal›Telling
Themes and Motifs: Naming›Wrong name
Light in August, 51 (Event)
Environment: Time of Day›Afternoon | Time of Year›Saturday
Actions: Verbal›Conversation
Themes and Motifs: Naming›Wrong name
The Hamlet, 4 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Nationality›Foreigners | Nationality›French
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Arrival in Yoknapatawpha | Community›Local legends | Naming›Wrong name
Aesthetics: Recurring Episodes›Old Frenchman's arrival
The Mansion, 137 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Injury
Themes and Motifs: Naming›Wrong name
Aesthetics: Narrative›First-person vernacular | Tone›Ironic