Meaning of Snowden's Name

I thought I'd try another one.

Snowden

Snowden is used as a symbol to all that have been destroyed because of the war. The name "Snowden" can simply be a play on the word "snow". In chapter 41, Heller cleverly uses this simile: "The yawning wound was dripping blood, like snow melting on eaves.", to compare blood to melting snow. This got me to thinking that maybe the name "Snowden" is a symbol of the blood shed from the war. Another way that the name "Snowden" can be interpreted is the fact that it sounds just like the phrase "snowed in". When one is "snowed in", he/she is usually trapped inside a building because of a large amount of snow. Snowden is trapped in the war and is unable to escape it's clutches.

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