The Naming Of Cats Analysis

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

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The cat is a metaphor for humans, while the names of the cat are a metaphor for our identity. Elliot explains that first cats have a name that humans call them. Metaphorically, this represents our identity in society. It can be our race, nationality, or social class. Next, the “cats” have the name that other cats call them. This is a metaphor for how we are seen in our community or among groups of friends or family. It is how those around us see us individually. Finally, there is the name that cats have for themselves. This is the most important name. This is how we see ourselves

| Posted on 2009-12-06 | by a guest

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Well, basically, cats have three names. The first one is the name we humans call them, and has little purpose. The second is the name that cats use among themselves. It is a name that must be absolutely unique, because it defines the cat. The third is a name that only the cat knows. When a cat is in a quiet meditation, it is because the cat is thinking on the though of his name.

| Posted on 2009-11-12 | by a guest