what does this mean?

can you give an example...

thank you...

I may be wrong on this, but I'll tell you how I interpreted it.

I took that to mean that we just compare the meaning of a character's name with the character's personality or traits. Does the meaning relate to the character, is the character completely different than what their name means? As in, if the character's name means "brave", does the character actually act brave? That kind of thing.

I've already turned the assignment in, did I do that part wrong Professor? Or was that the correct interpretation?

~Lily Padfoot~

Lily I interpreted the assignment the same way. :) Would a small paragraph be enough for each of the 5 people you choose?

Additionally, I took this to mean how it applies within the context of the plot, symbolism and or motif.

Example:

Professor Sibyll Trelawney: Sibyl was a priestess in ancient Greek mythology. A sibyl (one "l") is a woman who could look into the future. Often sibyls came in groups of 10 and were found in theGreek, Egyptian and Babylonian cultures. A sibyl also can be any female prophet. The name isfrom the Latin sibylla, seer. Trelawney is an English name meaning "for God."


SPOILER ALERT: Please don't read if you haven't read OotP

Here the name is literal, a seer for god and she of course is responsible for the prophecy that dramaticly effected Harry's life. I would then go and look at the role she played within each of the books and the continuing plot line. As noted elsewhere on this board, we fist became aware of the danger of 13 sitting down to eat. You could then discuss the merit of this, how it played out in Phoenix, tie in the Centaurs, etc. You can get pretty detailed if you give it a good try.

at least that my 2 knuts.


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