When can the narrator call characters by name?
So I'm writing a story and I have the following problem.
I don't know at what point I—as the narrator—can call my characters by their names. I'm not a fan of introducing characters to the story by having them introduce themselves to the protagonist. Therefore, it's entirely possible that several chapters will pass without the protagonist knowing a character's name—a person's name doesn't really matter; there are more important things.
So, could I simply refer to my character as "Thomas" from the beginning, even if Thomas never introduced himself to the protagonist as such? Or do you generally only write names once the protagonist knows them?
I also don’t write in the first person perspective.
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I’ll do it as early as possible because otherwise it’s really funny when you do it after several chapters or so
I'm writing in the present, it's part of imagining it in smoking.
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How can she communicate with him without knowing a name? Or do I write without calling a name?
So in the present you don’t write… then you’d have to write in the present as I do.
You can communicate without knowing the name of a person. When I talk to people in real life, I don’t often say their names in my sentences… but stop “you” or something, yk
And I don’t think it’s nice if a character is so flat with his first name. Sure, there are situations where this fits, but in my history there are really bigger problems than knowing the name of his counterpart. It would seem completely meaningless if you were to take the time to imagine each other.
And so far I’ve never had any problems with having two characters talk to each other… then the topic “What’s your name?” actually doesn’t come up…
It hurts enormously. I’m just thinking about whether it makes sense to write with someone who makes such radical confusion.
The present is just a timeline of the running century. In which history plays, as it is past, or future also its ability. The and you communicate with each other. Dear lady would be at the beginning of the 20th century. Theoretical would be: Eh alt.” the Pure Presence.
As you write, you and me are still left to yourself.
I’m writing actorial narrative perspective.
I real life is uncompromising The I perspective. Your interlocutor is in front of you.
But how should your readers know who’s in front of you?
Like that?
The redhead,
the black hair,
Or the blue shirt?
Or do you use numbers to distinguish your protagonists?
Ne Thomas the friend of mine… she looked at, “Look at you.” Then he will never imagine.
The central theme is identitylessness; the protagonist who doesn’t know who he is. It is therefore stylistically thought that even the narrator never mentions his name in order to illustrate this meaning of this lack of identity.
Some friends of mine have already read a few chapters and do not find that disturbing. But that wasn’t my question either.
Uhm… okay, you don’t have to.
I can’t imagine reading that,
I thought you meant the time form.
That was the content of my question. At the moment, my readers know who is in front of them, because I just rewrite the character, i.e. “the old man” or “the man”, which is already confusing in the long term, because I will never call the name of the protagonist in the whole work as a narrator, which has more stylistic reasons. For this reason it was twice confusing to introduce a new character that has “no name”. So if it is not confusing for readers when suddenly talking about a Thomas that the protagonist does not know, my question is answered. Thank you.
I’m thinking of whether you’re writing in the staff or the Auktorialen narrative perspective.
If you write Auktorial, you can tell anything about “Thomas”. From his name to his daughter to his work as a German teacher.
If you write personnel, that would be a break in the narrative perspective.
There are some “elegant” ways to implement this. I’m wondering that nobody’s ever mentioned that. You seem like I understood this in the Er/Sie perspective (or Auktorial? Where He/She also uses)
For example, you could write something like:
“While our hero/protagonist (at the auktorian point of view) is clearly striving to think about how he would cope with the pending exam, Thomas approaches him:” You’re making such a serious face, okay with you? “….
(I know the first part is not nice, dear show don’t Tell)
Or in dialogue itself.
(Protagonist with the old man)
“…”?
“…” he gives me an answer. With one time, a deep male voice interrupts our rain exchange: “Don’t Bernhardt, what is retired?”
The old man turns his eyes off from him /mir. Looking up to the sun with crispy eyes:“
It’s Gustav! Without my glasses, I almost didn’t recognize you….
Basically, you can call the name after one or two sentences. That’s good, because everyone knows who it is. Because often this is not the only person.
I’m right with the perspective. Most authors are not able to tell a really good story.
Well, it’s pretty hard not to mention the name. Thank you!
Yes, I’ve been saying goodbye to the I perspective for a long time, really requires a lot of theoretical and practical knowledge. The paradox is that most beginners authors still prefer the me perspective.
They just write up their daydreams and see themselves as the hero.
Look at Wattpad in the search function. The book says: The silver god
Look at chapter 6 and look at the name of the figure of mesquite blossom as it was presented.
Ahh okay, great. Will I do now, thank you