Favorite Fictional Character?

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I always fancied Modesty Blaise from the Peter O’Donnell books when I was younger.

Today my fav. character is Granny Weatherwax in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series.

Same type of take charge, no nonsense women, just a bit of an age difference.

If I had to pick a Jane Austin character it wouldn’t be Elizabeth Bennett but Lady Catherine de Bourgh. She doesn’t just think she’s always right, she KNOWS she is, just like me! LOL
 
Fun topic. 🙂

A bit of a tough question for me, so don’t hold me to my answer, but at the moment:

All time favorite: Cordelia Flyte (Brideshead Revisited)

[Bridey] “My-sister Cordelia’s last report said that she was not only the worst girl in the school, but the worst there had ever been in the memory of the oldest nun.”

[Cordelia] “That’s because I refused to be an Enfant de Marie. Reverend Mother said that if I didn’t keep my room tidier I couldn’t be one, so I said, ‘Well, I won’t be one, and I don’t believe Our Blessed Lady cares two hoots whether I put my gym shoes on the left or the right of my dancing shoes.’
Reverend Mother was livid.”

Runners-up racks memory for characters that stand out more than the books themselves]: Bridey (Brideshead), Don Camillo, Mr. Bennet (Pride & Prejudice), Fanny Price, Kim (Kim), love both main characters (Parker & his wife) in Flannery O’Connors Parker’s Back
 
Eileen_T said:
I always fancied Modesty Blaise from the Peter O’Donnell books when I was younger.

Today my fav. character is Granny Weatherwax in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series.

Same type of take charge, no nonsense women, just a bit of an age difference.

If I had to pick a Jane Austin character it wouldn’t be Elizabeth Bennett but Lady Catherine de Bourgh. She doesn’t just think she’s always right, she KNOWS she is, just like me! LOL
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C’mon Eileen, I’m sure you’re not half the conniving vicious witch that Lady Catherine is. I always wanna stand up and cheer when Elizabeth stands up to her.

Mrs Bennet is funny though, certainly wouldn’t want to be related to her in real life!
 
A fun topic–after some thought (maybe 3-4 minutes) for my money it is the gifted amateur Emma Peel of The Avengers TV show. Way to go, Dianna Rigg!
 
LilyM said:
C’mon Eileen, I’m sure you’re not half the conniving vicious witch that Lady Catherine is. I always wanna stand up and cheer when Elizabeth stands up to her.

Mrs Bennet is funny though, certainly wouldn’t want to be related to her in real life!
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Could you imagine having Mrs. Bennet as your mother? :bigyikes:
And don’t you just feel for Elizabeth, every time her mother opens her mouth?

Oh, I know I started this thread but still haven’t told you my favorite fictional character. Since it relates to this post, I’ll tell you.

*Fitzwilliam Darcy 😉 *There’s a man!

Scout :tiphat:
 
Scout said:
Could you imagine having Mrs. Bennet as your mother? :bigyikes:
And don’t you just feel for Elizabeth, every time her mother opens her mouth?

Oh, I know I started this thread but still haven’t told you my favorite fictional character. Since it relates to this post, I’ll tell you.

*Fitzwilliam Darcy 😉 *There’s a man!

Scout :tiphat:
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My mother IS Mrs. Bennet!!! Just ask my husband 😃 . Maybe that’s why I like Elizabeth so much :whistle: .

Both Darcy men are pretty good, I think!
 
To begin with, I’ve read Bram Stoker’s Dracula once a year for almost 30 years. It’s a ritual with me. I really, truly KNOW the book well.

I would like to see Dracula made into a movie by a strong Christian producer/director, who would use a screenplay adapted by a strong Christian writer.

I think that what’s missing in almost all the cinema adaptations, with the exception of the Dan Curtis adaptation, is the spiritual aspect of the quest to destroy the vampire.

The rumor is that Dan Curtis became a born-again Christian during Winds of War and War and Remembrance, but I think this happened after he made Dracula. However, it seems likely that his spiritual searching was happening long before he actually made a decision to follow Christ, and this is why his Dracula adaptation actually has a soul and a strong hint of the spiritual battle. All of Curtis’ work AFTER his conversion had a very God-centered worldview, including his 1990 miniseries Dark Shadows. (It is my personal opinion that this is one of the main reasons that the show didn’t catch on–it was just too Christian!)

Dan Curtis and his wife have passed on. God rest their souls.

I seriously suspect that Bram Stoker was actually making fun of Christianity when he wrote this novel. His writing of it was done in unsavory circumstances, and his life was a scandal. Often the “Christian” speeches and journal entries sound like satire rather than the real thing–kind of like “Church Lady” skits. I would love to know if this was his intention, and it backfired when the naive public took his novel seriously and really thought it was a story of Good vs. Evil.

On the surface, the novel is definitely a triumph of Christianity, and it’s fun to read it without second-guessing the author’s intent. That’s where I would like to see a Christian producer take this work–emphasize the spiritual quest of Van Helsing’s band of men (and one woman), not just the heroic quest.
 
Books:

Jo, Laurie, and Beth from Little Women. I can relate to Jo. She wants to be good and proper, but has an awful temper, and can be a true tomboy. I love Beth. She is so good and kind to everyone, and so peaceful. And how can anyone not like Laurie. I wish I had a friend like him.

Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice (seems to be a general favorite). She’s such a strong female charactor. I love her spirit.

T.V.:

Desmond from Lost. I was really happy to see him become a regular in the last season. I just found his story to be very interesting.

Jack from Lost. It’s really funny, but when the show first started I could not stand Jack, I found him to be such a know it all. He’s toned down in the last season, so he grew on me a bit.

Movies:

Alfred Bordon from the Prestige. I loved this movie. I liked High Jackmans charactor alot, but Christian Bale was the most fasinating.
 
child_of_God85 said:
Books:

Jo, Laurie, and Beth from Little Women. I can relate to Jo. She wants to be good and proper, but has an awful temper, and can be a true tomboy. I love Beth. She is so good and kind to everyone, and so peaceful. And how can anyone not like Laurie. I wish I had a friend like him.

Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice (seems to be a general favorite). She’s such a strong female charactor. I love her spirit.

T.V.:

Desmond from Lost. I was really happy to see him become a regular in the last season. I just found his story to be very interesting.

Jack from Lost. It’s really funny, but when the show first started I could not stand Jack, I found him to be such a know it all. He’s toned down in the last season, so he grew on me a bit.

Movies:

Alfred Bordon from the Prestige. I loved this movie. I liked High Jackmans charactor alot, but Christian Bale was the most fasinating.
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Not Amy March? Remember, she is one who encounters true Catholicism when she stays with Aunt March and meets Esther (Estelle), and receives a Rosary. I love the line: “If Mademoiselle was a Catholic, she would find true comfort.” I think this is one of the most interesting storylines in the book, and one of the most intriguing lines. I can’t help but wonder why LMA included this in the story. Hmm…
 
Amy March has always been my favorite…and it makes me feel like a freak :cool:

Everyone understands loving Jo and Beth - who doesn’t like them? I identified with Meg quite a lot, being the eldest of my siblings, but it was Amy who won my heart and makes me think of the book with the most affection.

When I tell people Amy is my preferred sister, I get reactions similar to when I confess my love for Snape (prior to book 7). You’d think she was a proper villainess instead of a brave, sweet, spoiled, child. To me she seemed the most like a real, interesting person.
 
tee_eff_em said:
Television…I sometimes wish that when I grow up I could be Elliot Stabler from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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Well, I couldn’t grow up to* be* him , because I’m a her, but I do know what you mean! My favorite of that show is Olivia, I think she is gorgeous and has a great cop-walk , hehe. I also like Ice-T. I know I am mixing character and real names here. But I think that cast works so well together, even though the topic can be rough sometimes.

My husband and I really like Tony Shaloub (sp?) as Monk, too. We get a kick out of that show.

I have a lot of book characters too. I grew up with Narnia, so I love all those folks…named my oldest daughter after a book character, Meghann, of the Thorn Birds…not high literature, I know 😊

Peace,
Kelly
 
My favorite fictional character is Sarah Miles from Graham Greene’s “The End of the Affair” (the novel). I read that book at a spiritual barren point in my life and was inspired by Sarah to renew a prayer life. For me, she is Saint Sarah and I indeed pray to her and for her interecession daily. Some might see this as non-sensical or even heretical. But she brings me closer to God and Jesus, and what else does a saint do? So for me, St. Sarah Miles is only fictional in her origin, not in my daily life.

Patrick
 
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