ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 13 hours agoAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11file-text
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Are there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·13 hours agoGenerally called an “homage”. Stephen King named a character “Pickman” in “It” as a reference to H.P. Lovecraft. The whole book is an homage to Lovecraftian themes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickman’s_Model
Generally called an “homage”.
Stephen King named a character “Pickman” in “It” as a reference to H.P. Lovecraft. The whole book is an homage to Lovecraftian themes.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickman’s_Model