All I want is for somebody to stalk me May 13, 2008
I was listening to NPR the other day and they were talking about some book, for the life of me I can’t remember which one because I zoned out about a minute in. But I didn’t zone out because NPR is boring because it is NOT. I zoned out because they were talking about what fictional characters they connected with both and I spent the next 45 minutes of my drive home trying to think of my top five. So here they are, my favorite characters:
1. Jane Eyre: I LOVE Jane Eyre. I read this book so much the spine fell apart. I love how plain and shy she was and yet she wins the rich bachelor. And not only does the rich bachelor fall for her, but so does the HOT minister. Well, he didn’t technically fall for her, but he was desperate to marry her and that’s the same thing in my book. This was the first romantic book I read that made me think I wouldn’t grow up to be a crazy cat lady. I am enamored of books about people who are overtaken by their love for someone else. I don’t think it is necessary to point out that I am a hopeless romantic…but I am.
2. Daisy Fay: I am guessing that not many people know who Daisy Fay is. Well, she is the star of the book Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg. That and she is supposed to be my best friend. How awesome is she you ask? Well, she competed in the Miss America contest in which her Enemy from Junior high was also competing and Daisy greased her batons. Her talent act was a complete disaster. Technically, Daisy didn’t grease her batons, but her friends did! If there is a God and, therefore, a heaven that’s where Daisy and I will do all sorts of crazy things. Also, she’s been through a lot, such as her dad telling her Santa was run over by a bus making Christmas non-existent, but she went on to compete in Miss America because she is strong.
3. Anne Shirley/Blythe: To say that I am was obsessed with the Anne of Green Gables series is a drastic understatement. I WANT TO BE HER. I want to be married to Gilbert Blythe and have ten children with him. I want to have red hair. I want to have obnoxious twins with red hair. I want my adopted father to be Matthew. I want to be the smartest person in my class. I want a temper that will cause me to break my slate over another boy’s head. I want to live on Prince Edwards Island. I could go on forever.
4. Scarlet O’Hara: Do I really have to explain this one? She’s the bomb. Killer fashion sense. Beautiful with a wealth of knowledge about how to seduce guys. She doesn’t give a shit about other people (not always the greatest thing, but sure worked out well for her). Sure she pined after a guy she couldn’t have and who was all wrong for her forever, but I can look past that.
5. Jo March: My favorite of the little women. Probably everybody’s favorite. I have always been unoriginal. But Meg was never any fun, Amy was too snobby, and Beth was too sickly. Jo’s the best. Also, the hunky boy is in love with her. I actually rewrote the end of the story after I first read it so that Jo ended up with Laurie. Amy did NOT deserve him! But I have since come to grips with the true ending and still manage to adore Jo and wish I was more like her.
Does anybody else notice the one common factor all these characters have? That they all have men who are obsessed with them…What characters do you connect with?
I would have to think about which characters I relate to for a little while, but I too love Jo March. Especially in the movie. Christian Bale playing Laurie was too perfect and I wanted to slap her when she turns him down. I also didn’t like Amy. I didn’t like how they spoiled her when she was a little brat, and I HATED that she got Laurie in the end. I guess that Jo lucked out in the end though because the professor was obsessed with her too. : )
Does it have to be from a book? Because me and the Fonz are hip hip dudes.
um i like when boys obsess over me!!
love jo march btw
I sadly relate too much to Jo March myself. ITA about Amy and Laurie, not fair! I hated that part in the movie. I also relate too much to Cannie from Good in Bed, and not for reasons you think. There was something about her I love. Same with Rose from In Her Shoes. I just love Jennifer Weiner.
BRIDGET JONES
With a very bad man between her thighs.
Heather - I think Christian Bale is the sole reason I am obsessed with Laurie.
rs27 - I always had a sneaking suspicion that you were the modern version of the Fonz ’cause you’re so smooth with the ladies.
Alexa - I know right! Who doesn’t want boy’s obsessing over her? I guess lesbians don’t…but other than that!
Jessica - I haven’t read Good in Bed yet - it’s on my to be read pile. I love Jennifer Weiner - Jane Green is good too.
Kristen - How could I have forgotten Bridget Jones?! This whole list has to be re-evaluated.
Larry David. It’s like I’m him and he’s me.
Which is kinda sad.
Sort of a cross between Holden Caulfield and the dude in our copy of “The Illustrated Kama Sutra.”
Or maybe the bastard son of Billy Pilgrim and Marley. You know, the dog?
Apollocreed - That’s the best news ever. It means Larry David reads my blog and I LOVE Him. So what’s up with the divorce? It made me sad inside.
Justin - Interesting. I’m not really familiar with the dude in your copy of “The Illustrated Kama Sutra”, but I imagine it is a pleasant combination for your wife.
I so hear you on Jo and Laurie. I *sobbed* when she rejected him the first time I read it. I’m reluctant to say that it makes sense to me now, but still!
It’s probably cliche, but Elizabeth Bennet and I would have totally been bff.