Characteristation
A character is not real they are always fictional. A creation of a novelist or storywriter. All characters have names to give them an identity or to have them carry a great deal of significance and some names have hidden meanings which are called apocryphal. A book called Revelations by John explains the apocryphal aspect names have.
John Goodman- Good man ( Apocryphal)
Lennie Small- Ironic
Characters in The Road:
All these character's titles depends on who's reffering to who. Society been damaged beyond repair so names not needed.
John Goodman- Good man ( Apocryphal)
Lennie Small- Ironic
Characters in The Road:
- The Father or as the boy calls him 'Papa'.
- The boy
- The Wife
- The man (Cannibal)
- The man from the family at the end
- The good guys + the bad guys
- The thief
- Little boy
All these character's titles depends on who's reffering to who. Society been damaged beyond repair so names not needed.