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THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES: FREE STUDY GUIDE / SUMMARY
2004-2005: The Naming of Names
CHARACTERS
No one specific.
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CONFLICT
Protagonist
Earthians who wish to exert their influence on Mars.
Antagonist
Martian civilization.
Climax
New names embody new restrictions as the frontier gives way to the rules
of civilization.
Outcome
Some settlers resist this civilizing process, as it was exactly what
they sought to escape by leaving Earth for Mars.
THEMES
The progress of colonization, as always; but now also the struggle for
control versus the pursuit of freedom.
Summary
Earthian names are given to supplant Martian names. As settlement of
Mars continues, sophisticates come to vacation and to apply more stringent
Earthian rules. However, the growing restrictions meet their resistance
among the more freedom-minded men who tamed this world's frontier.
Notes
The naming process is similar to the process of European naming in America.
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