On 8/23/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">John Barach</b> <<a href="mailto:jbarach@telus.net">jbarach@telus.net</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<span class="q"></span><font face="Arial" size="2">The name of the house is not the only obvious clear
clue as to the family surname. We're also told that Number 5's father has
written lots of books and that Number 5 looks for them when he visits the
library. He clearly expects the books to be in the fiction section,
since that's where he's looking, and the last name they're under is in the W
section near Virginia Woolf (if I recall correctly).</font>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">So we're looking for a last name that is related to
the French word "chien" (dog) and begins with a W. There's only one I can
think of and that's "wolf." Doesn't Wolfe have an essay somewhere (perhaps
in Castle of Days) where he talks about how dogs are just tame
wolves?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Furthermore, we're also told that Number 5's aunt
is named Jeanette. Given that she's the sister of Number 5's father and
that both of them are therefore likely to be clones of the grandfather, the
theory is that Number 5's father is probably named "Jean," the French version of
John. But pronounced in an English way, "Jean" is homophonic with
"Gene."</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">That, at least, is the theory set forth (again: if
I recall correctly) by Robert Borski. Speaking of which, is his Fifth Head
website up again yet?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">John</font></div>
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All good points: but what does it mean that Number 5 cannot find any
books? If Vinge has a volume in the libary, defintely Wolfe
should as well. Which I feel is a strike against the theory.<br>
I like the bit about Jeanette, but can we rely on it? After all,
she is Dr. Veil too, is she not? So if her last is not Wolfe like the
theory would have, then why should any credence be put in her first
name being of significance?<br>
Borski's site is still down (or rather up, and not letting anyone in). <br>
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~Maru<br>
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