Character Names

Slartibartfast · 05-29-2004, 08:22 PM

I just finisted Gaiman's American Gods, which had a main character named Shadow. Before that, I was reading Only Forward which had a main character named Stark. Snow Crash has the uniquely named Hiro Protagonist.(that's my favorite) The Dead Zone has the super generic name John Smith. Hitchhiker has the off-kilter names of Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect. Does the name Hannibal make you first think of a Carthaginian general, or someone who likes liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti?

Character names are really important to the books (movies, tv shows) they are in for any number of reasons, what are your favorites?

05-29-2004, 08:22 PM	#1
Slartibartfast \|-0-\| <-0-> \|-0-\| Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 516	Character Names I just finisted Gaiman's American Gods, which had a main character named Shadow. Before that, I was reading Only Forward which had a main character named Stark. Snow Crash has the uniquely named Hiro Protagonist.(that's my favorite) The Dead Zone has the super generic name John Smith. Hitchhiker has the off-kilter names of Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect. Does the name Hannibal make you first think of a Carthaginian general, or someone who likes liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti? Character names are really important to the books (movies, tv shows) they are in for any number of reasons, what are your favorites?

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