Instead, Davis opts for pronouns like "he" or "she", as well as a few other terms, to name the characters. This can be found in stories such as “The Letter” and “Once a Very Stupid Man”. Some will even find characters named based on their identity in relation to other characters. In the aforementioned “The Mother,” the only two characters are the daughter and the mother. One of the most interesting cases of lack of real names is in "Problem" where all the characters are given letters as names, starting with the letter "T" and ending with "Z" (Davis 154). The absence of names benefits Davis because it allows him to tell a story without worrying about tiny things such as names distracting the reader. In most cases, names are just an extra detail that adds nothing to the story itself. It could even be argued that names are only mentioned in the stories to make them easier to follow. By replacing traditional names with other descriptive words, Davis actually downplays his stories and allows readers to focus on analyzing what's in front of them rather than worrying about names and nouns.