The Periphery of the Mind
Where I post whatever I feel like.Monday, February 27, 2006
RANT! Writing About "Mr. A-"
Is the character too unimportant to merit a last name? Then why have the character at all. Is the author too pressed for time to create a suitable name? Then he hasn't really thought out the character, has he. Is the author trying to hide the identity of a real person? Then why do these stories invariably give away the year and location of where these real people are working and interacting with others.
Perhaps one of the marks of quality literature is an inability on the author's part to give characters a full proper name. It serves as an artistic expression by the author, pointing out how important it is that some fine details are to be considered unimportant. If the reader wants to know the identity of this trivial character, whom it is vitally important that the reader understands to be unimportant, then the reader has free reign to finish the author's work for him.
I believe I shall write about the Adventures of P- and W-, in the Land of F-, in the Year - and how they -. I figure if a good author leaves out names, I can be a great author and leave out all kinds of stuff. I shall call it, "The Story of -". Eventually I'll work my way up to "-", a novel! I think it'll go something like this "-".
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