From what I noticed while reading through the first chapter, everybody has equally important names. Whenever a character was introduced or talked about, both the first and last names were usually given. I think Toni wanted to give as little details about the physical appearance as possible, letting the name make each character unique. When Toni spoke about all the members of the dead family, she used both the first and last names, and even the nickname and birth name of the Milkman. Toni wanted to show the importance of names, therefore she gave all the characters equally important names.
In chapter one so far, it seems as if Males are more worthy then women. The main example I saw of gender importance was when Pilate was more interest in his first nephew then he was in his own daughter. If you are more concerned in your nephew then you are in your own daughter, then there is a clear reason. In this case it is gender importance. Due to the time in which this book was written, so far it makes sense that men were looked at more then women. The book was written in the 1940's.
In this chapter the other thing that stood out was family legacy. Just like Parris liked his good reputation in the town, family legacy is treated the same way. Mr. Macon talks about how his sister dresses poorly and says he wont allow it so it wont affect his name. The chapter showed how they took there family's legacy seriously.
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