Winner? Loser?

1. Do you think Winner and Loser Lane’s names had anything to do with the way their lives turned out? Use evidence from the article to back up your argument.

I think by the time when loser Lane understand and recognize the meaning of his given name, he might feel depress and unfair, because who would like to be a loser? Moreover, in this article, Loser Lane has twisted the destiny of his name and managed to cope with the modern world successfully. On the other hand, Winner couldn’t prolong the meaning of his name and became a “real loser”.

Loser lane become a policeman and was eventually promoted to detective, however, Winner fell into a total chaos. He committed many crimes and being arrested for at least 31 times, also being jailed for two years.Therefore, I think winner and loser’s name have nothing to do with their lives.

2. Do you think the meaning of a name is important in the naming of a child? Explain in detail why / why not.

In my opinion, I think names are given as a present of birth. Nevertheless, it’s also an important source for communication between each others. I think the meaning of a name is important in the naming of a child, because as an explanation in Chinese culture, behavior fallows the name you were given. However, in the case of this article, Loser might suffer from depression of the name Loser, so he might want to act like a Winner instead of being a real Loser.