Tim reid family or personal nicknames given to a celebrity by his relatives or friends like the swamp thing a. Warden gets angry at him when the boys do not dig up what she is looking for. Ever since i saw the film top gun, ive dreamed of having a badass nickname like maverick or iceman. Nicknames can be used to describe the character of an individual, the look of an individual, or a quick way of shortening a persons name.
But when somebody doesnt have a good nickname, its no good forcing things. Nicknames tales from the shallow end of the manhattan. Don rickles tv character nicknames like venus flytrap a. Ive been trying to find out what is the acceptable rules for this when using nicknames for one character or more in your manuscript. I am writing a novel and one of my characters has the first name olivia. Camp green lake characters caveman stanley yelnats iv a teenage white overweight average weight in the movie boy who was falsely accused of stealing clyde livingstons shoes which got him sent to camp green lake. This article is within the scope of wikiproject novels, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to novels, novellas, novelettes and short stories on wikipedia. Create good names for games, profiles, brands or social networks. Tv character nicknames alter egos, aliases, appelations. The sixth grade nickname game by gordon korman, my name is elizabeth. I was recently leafing through a fun book, asa don dickinsons 1931 list of classics called the thousand best books see it here. A handson introduction to bringing your characters to life. The names of the main characters are named claire beauchamp and james alexander malcolm mackenzie frase. Whatever the case, the nickname is unique to that person.
When she moved to manhattan in her mid20s, mary imagined being single in new york city would be like something out of a hollywood movie. Weilands eletter and receive her free ebook crafting unforgettable characters. Hector zeroni, aka zero, was given his nickname by mr. Characters stanley yelnats stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. Peasants generally dont care about the real names of other peasants, which leads to some people being known exclusively by their nicknames, such as lommy greenhands, a mook named shitmouth, and most famously hot pie, among quite a few. I told her it was far too many characters, but she disagreed because she was able to keep them all clear in her head. Stanley yelnats, the main character caveman, hector zeroni zero, rick zigzag, jose magnet, theodore armpit, alan squid, brian twitch, and rex xray, pig latin for rex. Practice naming the characters from the great gatsby. Nicknames can be used to describe the character of an individual, the look of an individual or a quick way of shortening a persons name. The book centers on an unlucky teenage boy named stanley yelnats, who is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in texas, after being falsely accused of theft.
The nicknames chosen by villagers depend on their gender and personality, and certain nicknames are also dependent on the players gender. A list of awesome and cool nicknames for guys and girls. People who are only known by their nickname in literature. Stanley is the downtrodden kid who gets kicked around by just about everyone and everything.
Literature quiz holes characters nicknames random literature or book quiz. This book is not supposed to be read from front to back unless youve only got a seed of a character in your mind, but rather used as a reference to patch up any holes you may have discovered in your. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. The first names came to mind were all dickens characters. Although some individuals may have the same nickname, but from where the nickname was derived from is unique.
Many famous fictional characters are known only as their nicknames. Study northeast state and capital nicknames flashcards at proprofs flashcards of the northeast to help learn the nicknames. Nicknames tales from the shallow end of the manhattan dating pool book. Marvel comics editorinchief stan lee was known for bestowing humorous nicknames on himself, as well as marvels other creators, members of the bullpen, and various staff members i. Maddie reveals this to be false, although she doesnt reveal the mans name either, referring to him as john. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Many characters in a song of ice and fire have nicknames, some of which are selfstyled and others less so. Test your knowledge on this literature quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. I wanted a list of nicknames of characters in disneyland. Nicknames is a look at some of the most hopeless, horrendous, and frequently hilarious dates you can imagine. Characters character list stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas and.
He is an overweight boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully, derrick dunne. Some nicknames are given by others, while some nicknames are derived by the individual. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is sent to the camp green lake juvenile detention center. Of course, it almost goes without saying that countless characters have predictable nicknames. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname. Some nicknames will automatically include the first letter of the players name, and it is also possible for a villager to simply use only the players initial as their nickname. Jackie gleason created a stable of comic characters that appeared on his program, including. In the book the outlanders there are two main characters. New york city has been known by a variety of nicknames, both officially and unofficially, now and in the past. Nicknames, cool fonts, symbols and tags for mysterious raven.
Her first book had over 100 characters, not to mention named places. Queenie claims she never knew the name of her superior, who she only ever refers to as the machiavellian intelligence officer. Mrzhillzs list nicholas sparks character list of 46 great name ideas. Half were in the first 20% of the book, but she still added another in the last chapter. The real names and nicknames of the main characters of the novel holes are as follows. She is constantly tormented at her school because she dresses like a tom boy and is never up with the latest fashion so her clothes are pretty worn down. If you still have access to a phone book check your grandmothers house, let your fingers do the walking until you find a few names that sound just right for your characters. What are the names and nicknames of the characters in the. I might go to disneyland in november so i would prefer if they still worked at the park. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community ideology or. Top ten unusual character names weve encountered in books.
This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. When a nickname really fits somebody, it catches on and comes to mind easily. The june 15, 1954 issue of look magazine quoted he is known as mr. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. This book is supposed to serve as a toolbox for developing characters or character ideas into believable, threedimensional story people. Along with squid is one of xrays closest companions, pushes stanley to the floor when he forgets to call him by his nickname. According to most of the characters in the book, zero is a big fat zero. I know about spieling peter, huggy pan and grasshopper hatter, but i wanted to know if there were any more.
This character is the main character of the story, a pediatrician who works in a small clinic catering to the needs of the poor. Some names given are fitting to the characters describing their personalities or characteristics while others can be negative and label them in a way which can scar a person permanently. This website chronicles celebrities and tv characters that have earned themselves memorable sobriquets, including. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. Did you know the comic book guy on the simpsons has a. Can you name the nicknames of the characters from louis sachars book holes.
As there are three story lines in this book one main one and two subplots on other time lines, you need to first study the characters who know. Unbeknownst to me, years later, social media sites and online games gave me the opportunity to create such a name for myself. Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes. Characters with nicknames the dis disney discussion. In the book holes, all the boys at camp green lake have nicknames. The downfall meme has a bunch of both this an fan nicknames, but the one most popular inseries nickname belongs to joseph goebbels, who is often addressed as skeletor because he is or at least he is shown in the movie downfall to be extremely pale and. Contentsshow holes character list a list of all the characters in holes.
Submit your funny nicknames and cool gamertags and copy the best from the list. When the book starts, he is overweight and passive. The poor soul, a silent, wellmeaning lad in an uphill battle with life. I have a friend who is writing a second in a series of police mysteries.
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