The Names of Everything

[Amynwankwo_]

The naming of the cities definitely made the book more unique and gave it more depth. The names were not random. I would say the Zenith building as the name implies stands for the peak and Johns highest achievement.

[Miracle Chidera 1]

It's really hard to answer this question. Author's generate names based on different factors, so it relies solely on how he got his names. But the Zenith building is pretty obvious to me. Zenith means the highest point or state, peak. It represents the best of John's architectural achievements.

I agree with your theory of how the Zenith building was named.

I believe in most cases, authors choose the names for cities, places and their characters based on what sounds fitting, symbolic reasons that add to the plot, or it could be completely randomised for all we know. Or it could be a combination of all three factors.

It's really hard to figure why things are named as such but sometimes an author cooks up something symbolic for a character, a street or building and other times it is we the readers that manage to look at a mundane name chosen by the author in new light.

[Harsh Soni 3]

I believe that author does not give name just randomly. I guess he named the things according to set plot for the story. But we can just guess until the author told the meanings of the names in an interview.

[SweetSourSalty AndSpicy]

The names give identity to the places. They could be symbolic. Also, the names are easier to remember if we can associate them with something familiar.

[Hana_Fabro]

The name gives a big impact on a novel. I believe the author picked the names wisely and not in random form. Alliteration helps a lot to let the readers remember the names easily. The author is really fantastic.

[Kavita Shah]

The specific names really add to the story. And it must be quite meaningful considering John as an Architect and his search for truth.
Kudos to the author for all the hard work in naming all the buildings.

[ej_author]

Speaking as a writer myself, I carefully choose names that fit my style and the tone of the story. I think the author was trying to do the same here, but I suppose he's the only one who really knows why he picked those names.

[T T 2]

I believe there is always a connection between the story and certain names given to certain things. Kind of like symbolism or in some cases metaphors. Thats what I think.

[The fabulous]

I believe that identifying towns and structures adds to the book's uniqueness and distinguishes the author from others. Though I can't give a clear response, I believe the author just wanted to stand apart.

[Kai Amani]

It's hard to know why the author chose those particular names. Sometimes authors incorporate the names into their plot building but I did not notice any clues in this particular plot. Only the author can give a definite answer.

[Juliet Johnson]

Authors tend to make unique names for their book. It is fine and nice instead of using names that may relate to today's world and cause issues.

[Joseph Umeokafor]

The question is difficult to answer.
Only the author knows why he gave different things different names.
One thing I am certain of is that names have power and meaning.
The author's choice of names reflects his inner thoughts.

[Sindiso Sibanda]

Small details like naming things or describing everything are very necessary. They make the book more interesting and it is easier for the author to refer to something. If the author has to refer to a building, this is easy because the building has a name.

[Lasty Kondijo]

The naming of things in this book was very unique, the author choose good naming style and this makes the book even more interesting.

[Radwa Abou Shousha]

I think some names such as the Zenith building is related to its definition. The alliterations help the readers remember the unique names. Generally, I believe authors pick unique names either due to personal significance or because they’d like to create a unique world for their book.