Meaning of a Name
... In “Good Country People”, O’Connor uses the name Manley Pointer to symbolize male illusiveness. In “Babylon Revisited”, Fitzgerald uses the name Honoria to symbolize the honor and gift of life. ... In “Good Country People”, O’Connor uses the name Manley to symbolize the salvation that Joy-Hulga wants so desperately to find in a man. ... The name Manley is also used to symbolize the typical male and female roles in society.