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I'm surprised that the author doesn't see modern usage of coined names, maybe we read different things. It is very common in almost all of Pynchon's novels. V
by abruzzi 5y ago
I'm surprised that the author doesn't see modern usage of coined names, maybe we read different things. It is very common in almost all of Pynchon's novels. Vonnegut used it often as well."Benny Profane", "Oedipa Maas", "Pierce Inverarity", "Malachi Constant", and half of the characters in Gravity's Rainbow: https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Gravitys-Rainbow/characters/ https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Gravitys-Rainbow/characters/
- robotresearcher 5y agoThe author gives an example of modern use from Family Guy. It works as a tic for Vonnegut because it's not common.
- bitwize 5y agoA lot of anime characters have highly unusual but descriptive names. Ex.: Katsuki Bakugo from My Hero Academia is a narcissist preoccupied with proving he's the best, and has explosion based powers. His name incorporates the kanji for "self", "win", and "bomb". Many of the other MHA characters are so named according to their traits, superpowers, and even signature colors. It's kind of a shame that you don't see a lot of this in popular Western media.
- kook_throwaway 5y agoHiro Protagonist
- brazzy 5y agoAhem. Biggus Dickus.
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoYou might like Stephen Erikson's Malazan Books of the Fallen series. It's a noteworthy feature there, albeit only in some of the cultures he invented.
- marton78 5y agoThe same is true for Bond Girls and for the Batman's romantic interests.