[Rails] Why can't I access attributes in rails model?

Hi, I'd like to know why I can't, or how can I, access attributes like that:

class User < ActiveRecord::Base

  def name

    @first_name + @last_name

  end

end

first_name and last_name are user attributes in the database.

Thanks in advance.

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