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**Norma**- "the standard or norm" **Elizabeth Costello**- Elizabeth Costello was a kind of anagram for Coetzee's own last name, some believed she represented the writer as a fictional character **Appleton College**- Believed to be a conflation of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. **John**- It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord is gracious ". Biblical : the name of the longest-lived of the 12 apostles, who was especially loved by Christ. Also the name of John the Baptist, who baptized Christ in the Jordan river. Dozens of various forms, quite a common name for people in many countrys and of both genders. **Gates Lecture**- An annual lecture held at fictitious Appleton College. “Gates” could refer to Bill Gates. **Marion Bloom**- The wife of Leopold Bloom, and narrator of __The House on Eccles Street__. **Leopold Bloom**- The main character and husband of Marion Bloom in //Ulysees//.
 * Waltham**-  the "birthplace” of the American industrial revolution, a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning 
 * __The House on Eccles Street __ (1969)- ** Elizabeth is still primarily known for her fourth novel, “The House on Eccles Street”, a book she wrote more than 25 years ago. It retells Jame’s Joyce’s //Ulysees// from his wife’s perspective. 