ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareAre there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?ryujin470@fedia.io to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
Are there any cases of authors/writers that have intentionally stolen a character name from another work?
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 month 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
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month ago@jordanlund@lemmy.world He also wrote Cthulhu mythos stories, including Jerusalem’s Lot, which he adapted into 'Salem’s Lot. @ryujin470@fedia.io
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
@jordanlund@lemmy.world He also wrote Cthulhu mythos stories, including Jerusalem’s Lot, which he adapted into 'Salem’s Lot.
@ryujin470@fedia.io