Scary title this morning, yes? 🙂
Just a quick, non-scary question for this Friday morning.
Who is the one fictional character you relate to most? Can be from your own writing, or another author, or even from a movie. And please tell us why…
Here’s a few more to get your juices flowing…
(Fun fact: if you do a search on this morning’s question, there are links to websites where you can take a quiz to find out the character you’re most like.)
A very interesting question. I’ll have to give some thought to whom I most relate to although I’d say I can often relate to aspects of various different characters. For example, sometimes I feel like Wile E. Coyote where it feels like rocks are constantly falling on my head. 😎 And I am often drawn to characters who have a strong sense of persistence. I want to be clever like the original crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise such as when they defeated their arch enemy Khan in STII:TWOK.
And interesting you mention Scarlet O’Hara & her famous quote. With this post I realize I have slightly misquoted her all this time, but I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve said my version of the quote — “Fiddle dee dee. Tomorrow’s another day.”
What a boring world it would be without fictional characters, whether in books, TV or movies.
Indeed, Brenda…boring indeed. I spent most of my childhood dreaming of being Nancy Drew or Mr. Spock. Then I grew up (sort of–still working on that) and realized that me is the best I can do.
Tomorrow’s another day…I think!
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People may say what they wish about Wile E. Coyote, but he never, ever gives up. Good example for all of us who get stuck occasionally.
Good one, Marshall…so much teaching in those cartoons we watched, sitting on the floor with a bowl of Cheerios.
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I am leaning towards Billy Pilgrim. Unstuck in time. Although I seem a little short on time in a zoo with a porn star. So it goes.
Good morning, Alan.
“All this happened, more or less.” Sounds like current politics, right?
You picked a great character. I think we all have a smidge of Billy lurking inside.
Have a great day!
I’m suddenly craving fava beans.
Ha!
Is that good, or bad, Marilyn?
As long as I don’t want human liver with it, I’d say that’s good.
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Between Mickey Mouse and Hannibal Lecter, definitely Hannibal. I can’t relate to Mickey at all. On the flipside, Hannibal has many redeeming qualities. 😉
Hi Sue!
I chose those two characters because I think I reflect a little of both. If I’m home, don’t have to go anywhere, I’m the big-eared guy, all cheerful and happy. But I can turn into Lecter at the drop of a bonnet, especially if what I have to do or where I have to go includes crowds of folks. (In my world, 3 is a crowd…) 🙂
Have a great weekend.
I’m going to pick a non-fictional character. Penny Chennery from Secretariat. Her determination in the face of so many challenges is inspiring. Imagine if she’d given up. The world would have missed out on watching Secretariat become a horse-racing legend.
I have faced difficult circumstances and refused to give up. I didn’t have a Secretariat as the result, but I had worthwhile outcomes.
Good morning, Cecilia!
What a great idea to include a non-fictional character, and who better than Chenery? I’d actually never heard the name, but a quick search gave me the scoop on her.
“…refused to give up…” has to be a watchphrase (I like making up words) for authors, right?
Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a great weekend.
This is an oldie, but I’ve sort of always seen myself as an Emma Peel character. (Told y’all in the comments yesterday that I was born with a way too much confidence) At least I would love to be like her. 😉
And what fun you would have “avenging”, yes?
Great choice…I wouldn’t mind being your sidekick!
Have a great day…
These days I feel a great deal like Furiosa from Mad Max Fury Road.
No, I don’t think I’m an Uber cool kickarse bald woman with a mechanical arm and anger issues (well, ok … the last one applies a bit.)
But in today’s climate, I’m woefully shorthanded while still struggling to stand against psychotic leaders for the rights of the marginalized; the “green growing places” are shrinking by the day, and most of my cohorts feel as manic as I do.
Of your choices given though, I’ve always been far more Hannibal. Lol!
Hi Cyn…
Great description, IMHO, of the frustrations we’re all navigating in these turbulent days.
I’m finding that a remedy for me is to stop and just look out my living room window for a few moments-in silence.
What I see mid-summer in Central WA are some of our 35+ pine, maple, poplar, and fir trees waving to me in the ever-present breeze on our hilltop acreage, joined by yellow swallowtails, robins, and above it all, hawks soaring high and chaos-free.
It grounds me & reminds me that I can walk above.
Hope you have a good rest of your weekend!