Lit ► Favorite Literary Characters

[RiderKick]

Of all time? Probably The Shrike from the Hyperion trilogy. Had me curious as to what it was throughout all of the books until it finally told you. Also its description is pretty cool. Being made of spikes and razors? Hells yeah.

But at the moment it's gotta be Atrocitus, if comics count.

 

[Reflection]

Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird
Tom Joad, The Grapes of Wrath
O'Brien, Nineteen Eighty-Four
Napoleon, Animal Farm
Simon, Lord of the Flies

ohp. i forgot!
i also like simon - lord of the flies
and grandpa joad - grapes of wrath

=w=

OH
harper - angels in america

 

[Hamster Lord]

alex delarge--a clockwork orange

 

[Neko]

Frodo Baggins-Lord of the Rings
Dumbledore-Harry Potter series
Atticus Finch-To Kill a Mockingbird
Neville Longbottom-Harry Potter series

Those are the first that come to mind.

 

[luluxiu]

The book's characters is infinitely more interesting than we have seen in the film adaptation of the various characters depicted. The closest any movie capture as a literary nature of the bonds to be Casino Royale, "there is no Dr. Majesty's Secret Service in...

 

[Reflection]

ok anne of green gables

from her title book

she is the cutest narrator omg

 

[Solar]

Dream of The Endless, from The Sandman series.

I'm surprised I posted this all that while ago.

But really, Morpheus' journey concerning his arrogance and change resonates with me so well. When held in retrospect with all of The Sandman books...it's really quite breathtaking.

 

[Passion]

daisy - the great gatsby

holy fuck, I hated her so much.
but whilst on the topic of the great gatsby, I really loved the way fitzgerald built george up.

also, we read catch-22 this year and Milo Minderbender was definitely one of my favorites.
and Norman Bowker. i loved him so much in The Things They Carried

 

[Reflection]

holy fuck, I hated her so much.
but whilst on the topic of the great gatsby, I really loved the way fitzgerald built george up.

WHAT NO DAISY WAS PERFECT

george was a dickhead but he was written to be that dickhead so

 

[scubasteve]

twitch in holes
dallas winston in the outsiders
killer kane in freak the mighty

 

[Solar]

twitch in holes
dallas winston in the outsiders
killer kane in freak the mighty

this guy knows what he's talking about, especially the last one

fuck, now i'm experiencing emotion because freak the mighty

 

[Passion]

WHAT NO DAISY WAS PERFECT

george was a dickhead but he was written to be that dickhead so

haha i hated her but she was writen so well. so i definitely agree with you there. she was just an awful person

 

[Ordeith]

I'm surprised to see this thread resurface; keep reading, KHI!
Now, let me scan through my bookshelf...

- Pyotr Stepanovich, from Demons, is just another great Dostoevsky villain. I don't think I've seen a better-executed two-faced scoundrel.

- Prospero of The Tempest is one of my favorites, despite what some may say about his sudden change-of-heart. When played/read correctly, that moment is a perfect climax to the story.


I can't think of any others at the moment, partly because a few have already been mentioned (Daisy, Gatsby, Bilbo Baggins, Milton's Satan (who is far from an anti-villain)). I really enjoyed The Things They Carried, but can't remember any individual characters very well. Freak the Mighty I remember even less -- but mentioning it stirs up some nostalgia.

 

[Trag]

Paul Proteus (of Vonnegut's Player Piano) may be one of the most likeable characters I have ever had the pleasure of counting in my imagination. I will keep reading though, and hope to prove myself wrong.

 

[Informal Gluttony]

Meursault from The Stranger. His tendency to focus on the absurdity of every day living and death is interesting, and his character is one of equals parts hate, wisdom, and non-emotion.

Dean from On the Road. His style is exciting, sporadic, off-the-wall, and it's incredibly enjoyable to read. There is more under the surface, of course, and that is what takes his character to the 'next level.'

Gregor Samsa from The Metamorphosis. Kafka just has a way with words. Samsa feels real, far too real for what happens to him.

 

[scubasteve]

this guy knows what he's talking about, especially the last one

fuck, now i'm experiencing emotion because freak the mighty

dude that chapter where max confronts his dad about his mom's death

 

[Ehres]

margaret beaufort from the red queen. i mean hot damn i've never hated a person so much. repulsive personality, wonderful character. and she's the 'protagonist' and you just wanna slap her and tell her she's a spiteful cow in every way possible

lucius malfoy

 

[quiteMAD]

The monster from Mary Shelly's Frankenstein.

And similarly, Hellboy...from Hellboy.

I likes em ugly yet noble.

 

[Enchanted Rose]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Holden Caulfield...

Julien Sorel from Le Rouge et le Noir - BALLER enough said.
Raskolnikov from Crime and Punishment - I love he's overly cerebral and has a twisted intellect, but that he's a good guy deep down.
Leopold Bloom from Ulysses - Probably the most in depth and humane characterisation ever.
Anna from Anna Karenina - I found myself immensely touched by her plight

 

[Ehres]

Daenerys Targaryen. No questions asked so far. NONE.