Names and their meanings can help offer insight into characters and their personalities as well as the author's thought process when they were creating said characters. Rene Hasard's name has a special meaning. Rene comes from the latin Renatus, meaning "born again" and Hasard is French for "chance or fate". It can't be a simple coincidence that Rene's last name has to do not only with a central theme in the book but also the very thing that his cousin LeBlanc worships as a deity. Hammond's name comes from Old Norse meaning "high protection" or "home protection". Throughout the book, Spear's only goal is to protect Sophia and her family, although what he would consider protection others might consider overbearing and clingy. The name Sophia means wisdom in Greek. Sophia does indeed show wisdom beyond her years as she is willing to sacrifice herself and put herself in danger to save others.
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