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Morbidly longing for the picturesque at all costs all by yourself handsome?

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oh, honey, it's gonna be your personality for more than just 6 months

I’ve just finished reading The Secret History, naturally it will become my one and only personality trait for the next 6 months

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rip Francis Abernathy, you would've loved strawberry kiwi 20mg 5000puff vapes 😔😔

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The Greek Class as these animated text things:

(all gifs belong to @animatedtext)

Richard:

Henry:

Bunny:

Francis:

Charles:

Camilla:

All of them:

Bonus – Julian:

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Bunny Corcoran is the type of person to bully kids on Roblox

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sticks and stones may break my bones but words will absolutely shatter my heart and rip my soul apart because have you ever read a book

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would have saved him from so much trouble

richard should have hung out with judy more

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*laughs hysterically* you don't know what you are in for

about to to start reading The Secret History omg

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imagine if Richard went by his first name in the secret history… like fucking JOHN is doing all this?? no way

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Analysis of the names in “The Secret History”

Richard Papen’s real forename is John, which means “ God is Gracious” and is derivative from Greek. Now, the name he goes by is Richard, which means “powerful.” He puts on the persona of being capable of the murder, the stoic who loves Homer, the rich boy - yet he is not at all. By rejecting Christian God in the form of his name, he accepts the Grecian language and literature as his new God, something he worships as beautiful and saint-like, pure and untouchable.

Francis and Charles’ names mean “free man.” This is significant because they are the reminders of reality, Charles hates Henry and is incredibly against his power and influence but can’t seem to escape while Francis is also aware of how grotesque their group can be. Their names are also interlinked, which is probably because they were lovers somewhat. It’s also ironic as they are never truly free, not mentally.

Henry’s name means “house ruler,” this is quite obvious I feel but the house is their group, and he is constant control. In the bible, it also means Lord, he was their ruler in every sense and his name is a clear indicator of that.

Julian’s name comes from a Greek emperor, who was a persistent enemy of the Christians (a religion he clearly hates in the novel). He is an emperor surrounded by death, but is a man of culture and freedom.

Camilla means “helper to the priest,” this perhaps symbolises her role to Henry. She aided in the isolation of Charles, loved him and never denied him.

Bunny’s name means “little rabbit” but also is known as “who brings victory,” his death left the group victorious in their pursuit, one that was short-lived and a farce. His real name, Edmund, is quite ironic in its meaning, “wealthy protector,” it is a name of everything he is not. His family feigns wealth and he bullies his friends constantly, not protecting them from their lies and insecurities but only looking out for himself.