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Cooper's The Prairie.(James Fenimore Cooper's novel)
From: The Explicator
Date: 20050101
Author:Loges, Max L.
It is apparent that James Fenimore Cooper uses a variety of symbolic names in his novel The Prairie. Most readers will recognize that Ishmael Bush, like his biblical namesake, is a man whose hand is against every other man's hand. Ishmael's brother-in-law Abiram White, likewise, has a symbolic name that fits his character.
Abiram's name is taken from the Bible. Its meaning in Hebrew is "father of height" or "lofty" (Strong 7), which, given his attitude toward others and the circumstances of his death, seems most fitting. The real significance of the name, however, is that ...
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