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1. Why is it significant that Mrs. Hopewell's daughter has two names? How do other characters" names serve to characterize them?
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1. Why is it significant that Mrs. Hopewell's daughter has two names? How do other characters"

names serve to characterize them?

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A second name is given to Hopewell's daughter, Joy, since Joy represents the delusion that the mother has about her daughter. Hulga represents the false sense of security that the daughter feels in herself. Her given name, Joy, describes her as being young, cheerful, and free.

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