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A 9 page paper which analyzes the names/characters in G.K. Chesterton’s novel The Man Who Was Thursday. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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and that is it. However, there are stories wherein the names are subtly important and relevant to the story. Perhaps a story has a person whose last name is Goodman,
and their character is anything but "good." In G.K. Chestertons novel The Man Who Was Thursday, however, the names of the 7 primary characters are very obvious and are ultimately
aliases, pretend names, that the characters use for their particular purpose. The following paper examines the significance of the names while illustrating that while all the men are named after
the days of the week none of them has quite the symbolic power of the man known as Sunday. Significance of Names/Characters in Chestertons Work In this particular
story the truly primary character is Gabriel Syme. He is a poet as well as a police officer, a detective. He is a man who fights for justice in the
world, through his work, and he is clearly against all individuals who are considered to be anarchists. Anarchy is ultimately the elimination of all rulers and government, the creation of
a society wherein people make their own choices and presumably live a life that is good and free. However Syme is a man, like many men, who recognizes the dangers
in anarchy wherein a lack of rules in a society would lead to utter chaos and the ultimate destruction of order in the world. Syme is a man, as
indicated by the title of the novel, who is given the name of Thursday as he plays at undercover cop in the anarchist society or organization. There are other men
in the organization, men who comprise what will eventually be seen as the Supreme Council. They are, as would perhaps be quickly assumed, men who have alias names that are
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