Onomastics

The name Kelsey comes from an old English name given name Ceolsige which means “ships victory” or it could be a place name meaning “Cenels island” is a combination of the old English word cenel. Meaning “ fierce “ and “eg” meaning island. I wokld wo different stories about how my name was picked. My dad thinks my mom picked it from a person named Kelsey Grammer of the TV show Fraser. My mom said that's now how I got my name. She says I got my name from a list of names that they liked. My name was going to be Madison but around the time I was born my cousin married someone who's daughter name was Madison. So they changed it. I may not have inherited my name from anyone but I was born in a big snow storm so my grandma wanted to…

In One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, written by Ken Kesey, there are many themes and symbols throughout. One of the most prominent themes, however, is over sexuality and how it affects a person when it is taken away, and when they are given complete freedom. In this novel, the constant clash between masculinity and emasculation alludes to the theme that too little or too much sexual freedom can be harmful to anyone. At the start, Nurse Ratched, the head nurse of the mental institution, destroys…

impose the “Christian” laws within the society. Furthermore, in Gilead, the comparison of the way in which men and women are titled is used by Atwood to emphasise Gilead’s control through language. Men in Gilead are defined by their military rank such as “commander,” which represents their hierarchy within the society and connotes their role similar to an army; protecting their community. However, in Gilead women are titled after their specific roles and their designated commander implying they…

Furthermore, this Lakota Warrior was bestowed with the name “Crazy Horse” after he displayed himself as a competent warrior, and was born with a different name: “In the Wilderness.” In fact, the sobriquet bestowed by his mother on him was “Curly” or “Light Hair” as a result of his characteristic hair. Although he had multiple names within his clan, he was acknowledged by a specific name owing to his age, situation or the relative intimacy that he shared with the user of his name. As seen in the…