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The Name Is Mine By Anna Quindlen Analysis
Victor Clervil
Ms.Duffy

5/21/2014

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In ‘Family Name” and “The Name is Mine by Anna Quindlen “ the author portray the theme that everyone’s name is unique and should be cherished and protected. In Family Name the actor “But a black mark on your name can never be erased “. This means that once you get a bad reputation on your name it sticks with you . The author uses this to deliver the fact that we must value and protect our name’s with formal behavior so that they can't be labeled. In “The
Name is Mine “ Anna Quindlen says “I grew up with an ugly dog of a name , one i came to love because i thought it was weird and unlovable”. The author used this sentence to show that even people with un­attractive names value them. Our names are much more than our identity , they

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