It is rarely the case for an author to select the names of his or her characters arbitrarily. Often the names of the characters will be used to express an idea or concept significant to the author. For example, in 1984 George Orwell named his hero after Winston Churchill, England's great leader during World War II and added a common last name: Smith. Also, in A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess felt his hero needed a noble …showed first 75 words of 996 total…

…showed last 75 words of 996 total…something else. However in the context of the novel it emphasizes the effort that Sixo is willing to expend to visit her, to see the woman who is friend of his mind. The use of naming in Beloved is at first curious, but taken in its entirety is completely reasonable. Morrison utilizes naming to impress upon the reader concepts that may otherwise go unnoticed. Though Morrison’s naming Beloved is made more expressive and richer.