The Theme Behind the Name

The Theme Behind the Name
By: Nazia Chowdhury
Names of characters often stick to our minds and we make a permanent connection between the story and the name. Therefore, characters are given distinctive names which reflect their personality and have some sort of correlations with the story. Both Irving and Poe use specifically chosen names in their stories in order to illustrate a significant theme; however, Irving uses the names in his story to show the immorality in greed, while Poe uses the names in his story to condemn Puritanism.
Irving uses sarcasm in his stories and this can be se…