The Name Game

Naming power is a poem that has a lot of significance to it. When it talks about a name given to them, the one who usually names the child is the mother. The mother plays an important role in a child's life. They raise their child up to be who they want them to be. The more the mother cares for her child the more likely their child grows up to be successful. A child's name is the most important thing to them because it is their identity. When some calls them by their name they respond to them because it is them that is being called upon. Without their name no one would know who a person is and no one would know what to call them so they won't be called upon them at all.

At the end when it says a thirty year old woman is waiting for her name, I believe that she had a name but she forgot who she was. In order to find her identity, she had to look inside herself and find who she was and what she was about. This is why it was hard for her and she had a tough time through life because she never found out who she really was. Once you find yourself it makes life a lot easier because you know where you fit in. Identity is obviously very important to her so this is why it was hard to cope with life. Thirty years without a name is difficult for anybody to live with. (Mason Post 10)