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McAnally's (The Community Pub) => Author Craft => Topic started by: MoSeS on September 09, 2010, 03:33:04 PM

Title: Character with no name
Post by: MoSeS on September 09, 2010, 03:33:04 PM

What is this device called when an author uses a character but never gives the character a name.

For example, Fight Club.

I can't find other examples right now, but i know there are many others that have used this as well.

Sometimes supporting characters that have a large roll, but are simply "the man" or "boy", etc.

Title: Re: Character with no name
Post by: Enjorous on September 09, 2010, 07:39:19 PM

I don't know what the literary term but Cormac McCarthy loves to do it

Title: Re: Character with no name
Post by: LizW65 on September 10, 2010, 11:10:28 PM

Here's what TV Tropes has to say on the subject:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoNameGiven