- Martel not only names many characters Thomas, she has a style in which she rarely uses names at all, and the reader is left with a great many references to "he."
- Another place where the "authors" could really have done a better job is Roman history, where SO MANY people have the same name. It can be hard to keep track of, you know, who's assassinating who and whatnot.
Don't Russian novels frequently have several nicknames for each character?
Random thoughts (it's still early for me):
- Martel not only names many characters Thomas, she has a style in which she rarely uses names at all, and the reader is left with a great many references to "he."
- Another place where the "authors" could really have done a better job is Roman history, where SO MANY people have the same name. It can be hard to keep track of, you know, who's assassinating who and whatnot.
- Oscar Wilde and Ernest would like a word.
*Mantel
Dr. Suess's Too Many Daves leaps to mind