Me and Fictional Characters

So this blog post come to you off of the back of a post made by Kayley (owlssayhooot) of the 5 Awesome Girls a couple of days ago, where she talked about fictional characters that she linked herself with and I, in my finite and lacking wisdom, decided it would be a good idea to do my own version of this topic as I also find myself relating to the characteristics of various characters in various forms of fiction that I see in myself and can idenitfy with as well as being probably influenced by in some way or another.

BTW: this is in no particular order, just the first ones to come into my head :) 

1) Darren Shan from The Saga of Darren Shan - Darren is usually the first character that comes into my head when i think about characters i identify with, simply becuase of the way he reacts to the way his world changes so rapidly around him is probably the same way i would react if i were in his place. Also the learning about life the hard way, the losing of his innocence about the world that takes place in the early books is something i can identify with really easily becuase the same thing happened to me, admitidly not the same ways as him, but i came to understand that the world isn't a nice place and that people can and will hurt you if given the opportunity. Also his various attributes, his inventiveness, his eagerness to learn "cool" new things when shown them and his ultimatly upbeat attitude in the face of adversity are things i both admire and link with in equal measure, which is probably why i love the Saga so much.

2) Jonathan from The Roman Mysteries Series - Jonathan is another character that i identify with, mainly because of his views on life and his pessimistic attitude towards it, which is something i also suffer from and therefore can understand and sympathise with him as well as some of the things that he suffers through across the series. The growing aspect is also important here as you see Jonanthan coming out of his shell more and more as the books go on, which i link with myself as its something im still going through; being a nervous and shy person like Jonathan.

3) Jon Osterman/Doctor Manhatten from Watchmen - The main reason I identify with Doc Manhatten is to do with just the all-encompassing sense of dissillusionment from the world and society that he has throughout the novel and the inability to comprehend why people act the way they do. I can really identify with this sense of detachment and distancing from mankind as well as the inability to understand humans as i share the same cold logical viewpoint on life as him as well not seeing the need to show emotions as they simple hinder you efficency in life. It may sound very wrong to some people, but this is just my view on life and it simply comes from seeing humanity as it is, a chaotical, uncontrollable force that could destroy itself in an instant and is in desperate need of some control.

4) Arthur Penhaligon from The Keys to the Kingdom series - I like Arthur becuase he is me, in a sense at least. There are my tales out there of the reluctant hero, but Arthur is the one i identify the most with because he is pretty much the type of reluctant hero that i would be, just doing whatever he could to get his life back to normal with as little fuss as possible. Also the way he interacts with new people is admirable to me and he can get them on his side with relative ease, thought that may owe more to the type of people he meets.

5) Arthur Weasley from Harry Potter (you shouldn't need a link for that one =P) - Now this list couldn't go on existing without at least one character from the Harry Potter books being stuck in somewhere and though it may seem like an odd choice, the charcter i identify with the most is probably Arthur Weasley. The thing i link the most with is his eccentricity, the enthusiasm for things that most normal people would find and probably most importantly, the excellent father figure he plays, which i hope to imitate someday. I may not be a jolly as he is or have his knack for invention, but i share his love for all things different in this world and appreciation for them as well.

I could go on for a while longer talking about various other characters and how they are similer to me or what i admire about them, but i suspect that you wou get bored of them, so i'll stop there. Fiction all the way,  now and forever!! =D

DFTBA

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