Fictional characters who touched your heart the most

[BlueDream]

:o I searched a little and couldn´t find a thread like this, so, if there is one, mods -sorry!

I was just wondering are there any fictional characters that you remember the most for something, that in some way touched your heart, influenced on you...that you learnt something from them? If there are, which ones and why? I would like this to become a sort of a tribute to them and the authors that gave them life, a place where you can share your feelings and thoughts...

[javery]

I know this might sound a bit sad but Hagrid in the harry potter books really touched my heart. I cried everytime somebody mistreated him because he is such a nice guy! He's such a big softy and people in the books are so cruel to him! It's not fair! Everytime Hagrid got justice for his mistreatment or something good happened to him I would whoop out loud! I love to herald the misunderstood!

[The Czar]

pretty much all the characters in lord of the rings

[sawyers_lovrgrl]

The March girls from Little Women and the characters from Gone With the Wind.

[confidante]

Roland from Stephen King's Dark Tower series - dude, I'd be his Susan any day!

Most of SK's characters really grab me though, because I think thats the main strength of his storytelling - he writes people so well - other characters of his I've loved have been: all of the DT ka-tet / Wolf, Jack and Henry from Talisman and Black House / Ralph and Lois from Insomnia...actually, I'll stop there :D

Different authors-wise I also really felt an affinity with Shadow, the main character from Neil Gaiman's American Gods.

[Spiffing Cheese]

Uhhhhhhhhhhh.


Scarlett O'Hara. I loved everything about her, even the horrible-ness. xD
Everyone in My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. That is an utterly heart breaking book.
Henry and Claire in The Time Traveler's Wife. The journey they go through is incredible.
Aragorn. Aragorn rules all. 'Nuff said.


That's all I can think of off-hand.

[Cowboykisses]

Molly From Guitar girl- I love her!!! she's my total heroin!!! makes me want pink hair!!!

Anne De Bohun from the innocence (Ick Spelling:shock: )- Shes just The best!! plus she sleeps with the king and weasels here way into being loved by everyone!
Queen Elisabeth The Exiled- Woah!!! possible the best character in any book ever!!!!! I laughed when she tried to have anne killed!!!
:giggle: :giggle: :o :giggle: :rolleyes:

[lara666]

Rhett Butler, Scarlett O'Hara and Melanie Wilkes from Gone With the Wind.
There are many more but can't remember right now.

[thefilthyscene]

Melaine Wilkes - Gone With the Wind
Jeanette - The Glass House

[FrecklesAndTex]

All of Jodi Picoult's and Nicholas Sparks' characters...I think I have cried in every single one of their books, because the characters are so strong and poignant, and I feel like I know them.

And, of course, all the LotR characters...especially Aragorn...

[sawyers_lovrgrl]

Nichloas Sparks' characters! Oh my gosh I love his books! Which ones have you read? I cried over the ones that I have read as well.

[Blahw]

Joe Gargary from Great Expectations.

[Dalex]

Antigone main character of the Greek tragedy 'Antigone' by Sophocles

[Bright Gem]

Molly from Wives & Daughters :)

[Foxy4ever]

Mr. Darcy - Pride and Prejudice
Robert Langdon - Da Vinci Code/Angels and Deamons

[Gotlost]

Lyra- His dark materials, such a great character.
Frodo- Lodr of the rings.
Bilbo- the Hobbit.
Mary-secret garden.


My favorite must be Lyra, her character was so strong en has been through so much.Loved the books!!!

[srebrna]

Corwin from Amber series by Roger Zelazny

Aragorn. Aragorn rules all. 'Nuff said.
Don't you think that Sawyer would be kinda perfect for Aragorn role :D

[Holli7555]

Charlie from Perks of Being A Wallflower. You can't help but to relate to him.

[rya86n]

Ellie Linton

[Brownfoot]

Faramir.

[srebrna]

Faramir.

I love Faramir

[Pedjella-Haaia]

merry brandybuck :D

[Boarhunter]

The time traveler from H.G. Well's "The Time Machine" was pretty ambitious. He was pretty heroic, rescuing the Eloi (spelling?) from the river and saving all of them from the Morlocks.
From S.M. Stirling's "Dies The Fire", Mike Havel is pretty heroic, taking the lives of his passengers in his planes into his own hands and taking them to safety and saving the prisoners from the bad guys. I love when he sees the bad guys ride away with an unknown prisoner, and he goes after them with only a makeshift spear and a knife, AND he's outnumbered.

[yoghurt-vicky]

Patrick Ducharme in 'Perfect Match' by Jodi Picoult...made me cry :(

[ShannonBoone4evr]

Leah Lewis-Hall and the whole Amish family(especially Ethan) from The Angels Trilogy by Lurlene McDaniel. These books are so depressing. I cried for 30 minutes after I reread it last night. :giggle:

Allie and Noah from The Notebook

Landon and Jamie from AWTR

[DoctorsPatient]

Sally from A Nightmare Before Christmas - she reminds me of Hermione Granger for some reason but I Think shes so awsome and WHY didnt Jack listen to her!!!!!!

[leeburger]

Roland, Jake, and Oy from Stephen King's Dark Tower series.

[Anique]

Ron Weasley from Harry Potter really touched my heart.
I think I said I started loving him when I was eleven, but I think I read the first book at nine/ten. That is when I started loving him. I love him because he is very uncertain and not aware of his own abilities. I really see myself in that. And I love the way he grows throughout the books. He is a great friend and he is very brave and funny. The books would not be the same without him. For me, anyway.

And Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck from the Lord of the Rings trilogy also touched my heart. They are typical Hobbits, at the start of the story. I just love Hobbits. They are very funny. And they, too, grow a lot throughout the trilogy. They become warriors, in the end. And still, they don't lose all of their hobbit-ness. I really love them

[*~Poosk~*]

Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry from the Lord of the Rings. They're all awesome. :love: Oh and I can't forget Aragorn.

[DoctorsPatient]

I feel in love with Sam in the last LOTRs movies when he carried Frodo - i cried like a baby!!!!!!!!

[ever_dream]

Sirius and Dumbledore from Harry Potter. I cried soo much when they died. I don't know why they touched me... I guess Sirius was always so nice to harry. And dumbledore... He's just so wonderful. A great powerful wizard, but still so kind at heart.

Also Pippin from Lord of the Rings. He's such a cute little hobbit. Always messing things up without meaning to :giggle: And in the end he becomes a warrior. :p

[Luci]

Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series. I cried my eyes out when he died. I still can't believe it! :(

[Quixotic]

Hermione from the Harry Potter series. I can see alot of myself in her.
And Marvin the Paranoid Android from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[*Kiwi*]

The minute I read this thread title one character popped into my mind. Jamie Fraser from Diana Gabaldon's Cross Stitch series. Who could possibly read these books without falling hopelessly in love with Jamie? :cloud9:

[Clarisse Aniston]

Sirius Black. I loved him so much, I didn't know it was possible to really love a fictional character before I read POA, and when he died I cried like a baby for hours!!

[night_sky_dream]

The minute I read this thread title one character popped into my mind. Jamie Fraser from Diana Gabouldon's Cross Stitch series. Who could possible read these books without falling hopelessly in love with Jamie? :cloud9:

I adore Jamie and Claire. I’m madly in love with Jamie :love: :giggle:

[LadyIrina]

Angel, from John Connolly's books.
When he got hurt, and the way it affected him, it really broke my heart...
:(

[Morgan Celestine]

Allie and Noah - The Notebook
Jamie and Landon - A Walk to Remember
Sirius - Harry Potter :bawl:

[Mystical]

Sam, Pippin, Legolas and Aragorn in Lord of the Rings
Lizzie in Pride and Prejudice
Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird
Ginny, Hermione, Ron and Sirius in Harry Potter

[Seat23B]

Owen Meany- A Prayer for Owen Meany
This book is phenomonal! And the character is so tragic and noble:( If you ever read it, you'll know in the final pages why i love this character so much...
(and please don't watch the crap movie that was made to capture this story...its HORRIBLE and NOTHING LIKE THE BOOK!)

[Lovin'Lost]

Sydney Carton- A Tale of Two Cities

[Fantasysci5]

Wow, that's hard. In every book/movie/tv show I watch, I always find a favorite character that I just cling to. For me, a character I LOVe is someone I can feel sorry for, but in a good way. One which has a lot of angst, so I can give them a hug. For me, it's got to be:

Aragorn (Lord of the Rings)
Athos (Three Musketeers)
Arnold Rimmer (Red Dwarf)
Frank Burns (M*A*S*H)
Dale Gribble (King of the Hill)
Seamus Harper (Andromeda)
Remus Lupin (Harry Potter)
Bartleby (Dogma)
Telemain ("Enchanted Forest" books)
Sawyer (Lost-duh!)

Not really in any order, and I'm sorry there's so many of them. Basically my favorite characters. Everyone of my favorite characters have touched me, somehow.;) :o :shifty: :w00t:

[demented drummer]

Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series. I cried my eyes out when he died. I still can't believe it! :(

I'm with you there. :o

Lyra and Will from Phillip Pullmans 'His Dark Materials' trilogy.

[Locke815]

Tough one as there are many.

That said, it can be,the one, the only..........

Master Samwise Gamgee! :D

[demented drummer]

Ah, Samwise. :love: He's just as great in the books as he is in the film. :D

[MasterMinion]

Esther Greenwood from Sylvia Plaths 'The Bell Jar' touched me so much [mainly cause she reminded myself of me *cough*], Brandy Alexander in Palahiniuk's 'Invisible Monsters' - some of the things she comes out with is just so ... she is so thought-provoking.

Also, Cassandra in 'I capture the Castle', and Lirael in The Abhorsen Trilogy i just love - Cassandra because she is such a good narator, and everything is through her eyes. Lirael because, well ... she's Lirael. ;)

[moonhowler15]

Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series. I cried my eyes out when he died. I still can't believe it! :(

Same here. :bawl: I think I went into denial about it, up until a few months before book 6. Also:

Tom Cullen and Nick Andros (sp?) from Stephen King's The Stand
Lupin, Neville, and Luna from Harry Potter
Almost everyone in Watership Down
Roran in Eldest by Christopher Paolini

[chelseafan]

sirius black in harry potter :( hes dead
and probably eddie from the dark tower by stephen king

[.::Sheena::.]

brom from the book eragon in the inheritence trilogy...i cried wen he died :eyes:

OH and saphira from the same book, she's fun, cocky, wise and fiery all in one :p

[SammyR]

Will and Lyra- His dark materials
Ron, Ginny and Sirius - Harry Potter
Eliza - Pride and Prejudice
Emma- Emma
Bea- Hideous Kinky
Meshak - Coram Boy

Lucy Diamond Dawson- I am Sam
Polly- Girl interrupted
June Carter and Johnny Cash- Walk the line ( but also Johnny had my heart when I first heard Jackson age 4)
Arnie- Whats eating Gilbert Grape.

[dulcedecorumest]

Allie and Noah - The Notebook
Jamie and Landon - A Walk to Remember
Sirius - Harry Potter :bawl:
Allie and Noah definately, everytime I watch that movie it affects me for weeks.

Muriel and Nicholas from Elizabeth Chadwick's book, "The Marsh King's Daughter".

Fulk Fitzwarin (a real historical figure!) from Elizabeth Chadwick's book, "Lords of the White Castle."

Scarlett O'Hara definately from GWTW and Scarlett.

Barbara Erskine's, Isobel of Buchan in "Kingdom of Shadows" and Matilda Lady of Hay in "Lady of Hay".

All the characters in Steven Pressfield's book, "Gates of Fire". It's about the Spartans and the battle of the 300 in Thermopylae. Except for the historical notes it's much more thought-provoking and realistic than the movie adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel!

William Wallace and Hamish from Braveheart! I always cry in that movie.

And lastly but definately not least, Selene from Barbara Wood's, "Soul Flame."

I get all choked up just thinking about these characters.

[burnezxx]

Sirius most definately in Harry Potter. Misunderstood. Remus. Definately.

Aragorn, FARAMIR for sure in LOTR

Boobie Miles in Friday Night Lights, yes I'm a puss xD.

anda bunch more.

[nicola_red]

Atticus from To Kill A Mockingbird. I first read the book aged 13 and I learned a lot from his thinking. Also Bartleby The Scrivener from the story of that name by Herman Melville. Someone mentioned Bartleby in Dogma; that character is named for the Melville story. :)

[nirkynuts]

Fictional characters as in everything that's fiction? Or just books?

Well, if it's books we're talking about, the ones that popped in my head are:

- Paul and Jaelle of The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay. Maybe Kim too.
- Bastian of Neverending Story by Michael Ende. And Xayide. She's cool like that. :cool:
- Grenouille of Perfume by Patrick Suskind
- Gil of a series of portuguese books called Triangle J. Kids' stuff, but it affected me a lot back then.
- Elphaba of Wicked by Gregory Maguire
- Sansa of The Song of Ice and Fire saga, by G.R.R. Martin
- Mrs Coulter of the His Dark Materials trilogy. I like the evil ones. :p

Television characters:

- Sawyer, Sayid, Ana Lucia of Lost (we're talking about touching the heart, not favorite characters - although I do love these 3 :giggle: )
- Cristina, Burke, Izzie, Denny Duquette of Grey's Anatomy
- House, Cuddy (guess where? :p)
- Bree of Desperate Housewives
- Fry, Bender, Leela of Futurama
- Nelle Porter, John 'Biscuit' Cage, Ling, Richard Fish of Ally McBeal
- Niles, Martin, Daphne, Roz and the dog of Frasier
- Lorelai, Emily of Gilmore Girls
- Megan O'Hara (just appeared for a bunch of episodes... :( ), Chris, Liz of Nip/Tuck

Cinema characters:

- Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean
- Jack Skellington, Sally of Nightmare Before Christmas
- Queen Isabel/Izzi Creo of The Fountain
- Sara, Marion of Requiem for a Dream
- Edward, Peg of Edward Scissorhands
- Aileen Wuornos of Monster
- Laura of The Hours
- Chigusa of Battle Royale
- Grace of Dogville

And now for Disney time! :w00t:

- Meg of Hercules (I totally love this anti-typical Disney lady! especially in the portuguese version :D )
- Mulan, Mushu of Mulan
- Tarzan, Jane, Terk of Tarzan
- Belle, Beast, Lumiere of Beauty and the Beast
- Aladdin, Iago, Abu, Jasmine, Genie of Aladdin
- Scar, Zazu of The Lion King
- Clopin of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Sebastian, Ursula of The Little Mermaid

And that's more than enough, I guess. :rolleyes: Sorry to bother ya! :o

[Disaster]

I'm not even going to begin listing the Lost & Disney characters, because I'd probably name every Lost character and way too many Disney characters.
So:

Merry, Pippin, Frodo & Sam - Lord of the Rings
Piggy - Lord of the Flies (I always felt sorry for him, and he symbolises so much)
Spike -Buffy the vampire slayer
Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean
Claire, Zach & Hiro - Heroes
Edward Scissorhands

Jin-Woo & Su-jeong
Ha-suk
Su-eun
Ju-young &Hui-chan (Especially Hui-chan)
- All from 'Sad Movie'. (It's a Korean movie that really lives up to it's name. I'd recommend it to everyone, but make sure you have a truckload of tissues at the ready.)

[Against-The-Tide]

Leah Lewis-Hall and the whole Amish family(especially Ethan) from The Angels Trilogy by Lurlene McDaniel. These books are so depressing. I cried for 30 minutes after I reread it last night. :giggle:

I can't believe someone else has actually read that series! I really thought I was the only one. I admit that I have somewhat of an Amish fetish, living in very heavily populated Amish country.

Anyway, on the topic of this thread...

Alex, from Everything is Illuminated hands down is the premium (:giggle: ) character for me. He is so endearing.

Otherwise, it would be...

Charlie from The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter
Everyone from Lord of the Rings

[Cowboysw/Dimples]

I mentioned this in the other thread but Mean Season by Heather Cochran really blew me away. I was thinking it was going to be a light and easy read, and in many ways it was but the main character, Leanne Gitlin really tore at my heart strings.

She seems to be completely normal, only coming from the smallest of small towns and then as you read on you learn all the tragedy that had hit her family and I swear I almost cried twice. Usually a little pain doesn't throw me that way, but I think it was maybe how strong she was throughout the entire novel. Just amazing.

Read it. :)

[0HeartsAndMinds0]

I'm going to say Elphaba from Wicked... by Gregory Maguire. She's such an intelligent and strong character, which just makes the ending seem so much worse than it is in The Wizard of Oz.

[ashhead]

Fitz from Robin Hobb's Farseer and Tawny Man series. He has the worst luck, suffers through countless horrors, but he keeps on going. But I love him the most because he's not the bravest or the cleverst, and he whines about all the things that happen to him, and that makes him the most human character that I've seen (well, read anyway).

[Rosie xx]

I loved Jem and Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird.Seeing racism through the eyes of children really brings it home.And Boo Radley and Atticus and Mayella....actually the whole gang!I also really loved Red from The Shawshank Redemption because he was just so honest.And of course John Coffey from The Green Mile.I don't think I've ever cried so much over a fictional character!And Sirius and Dumbledore...cried for days when they died.Just about everybody from The Sisterhood of The Travelling Pants,but especially Lena,Bridget and Bailey.Stargirl from em,Stargirl,Dinnie from Bloomability and all those adorable bunnies from Watership Down.And Rose and Ruby from The Girls.And everyone from Jodi Picoult's novels.There,that enough?

[Born_to_run_815]

off the top of my head

Buckbeak from Harry Potter
Mary from the secret Garden
Noah from the Notebook
Sara from The Little princess...

and a lot more I can't remember :)

[Rosie xx]

My *revised*list:
From Harry Potter: Harry,Ron and Hermione,Dumbledore,Sirius,Neville,Luna, Hagrid & Buckbeak
Lost-Kate,Sawyer,Charlie,Hurley & Locke
Allie and Noah from The Notebook,Lena,Bridget & Bailey from The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants,John Coffey and Paul Edgecombe from The Green Mile & Peter from Nineteen Minutes,Sarah,Kate,Anna,Jesse and Brian from My Sister's Keeper and Katie from Plain Truth.
From The Green Mile-John Coffey,Paul Edgecombe,Eduard Delacroix & Brutas "Brutal" Howell.

[sawyerfangirl]

Hmm... this is a tricky one. Sticking to books, I'd say:
Callum, Sephy and Jude from the Noughts and Crosses trilogy. They're great books, read them! They make me cry whenever I read them.
Sirius Black, just like everybody else. And, at risk of sounding like an idiot, Draco Malfoy. That last scene with him in Half Blood Prince... I carried it around in my head word for word for weeks after I read it. I fell asleep crying that night, but it had little to do with Dumbledore. Draco's character just captivates me.

If I'm allowed to go into TV/Movie characters, then here goes nothing:
Donnie from Donnie Darko. He's so... not right. But you feel kind of sorry for him, the way Franks stalks him at every turn...
Simba from The Lion King. I went through a huge obsession and I'd watch this every day. Even though I've seriously grown out of it, I get the movie out every once in a while and have a cry while I watch it.
Boone. Boone's story just makes me too emotional to describe.
Sam and Dean from Supernatural. Their lives have been too messed around with form me not to care. I've cried during Supernatural. Yes, I admit it.

And I think that's it for now. But seriously, go and read Noughts and Crosses.

[Dreadsdead]

Frank Cauldharme - The Wasp Factory

[DoctorsPatient]

Pip in Dicken's "Great Expectations"

The way Estella treats him is just beyond cruel! He's like a lost puppy following her home. And all the stuff that happens to him - and his transaction from poor to rich to poor again - and him growing up.

Luna Lovegood in "Harry Potter"

The way nobody liked her much! I felt so much empathy with her because I know exactly how she feels.

Quazimodo(sp?) in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"

Well first off his looks! And then the girl he likes goes with the other guy - what a blow to the heart.

Will and Lyra in Phillip Pullmans "His Dark Materials" trilogy.

The ending of the series explains all ... I wont spoil it.

Sam in "Lord of the Rings"

I'm going from the movies in this but when Frodo shouts at him in the last movie and takes Gollums side - and Sam still comes back and saves his life! Sam was just such a great character and perfectly acted!

There are others but I can't think of them on the spot!

[luminous]

Almasy and Katharine -- The English Patient, by Michael Ondaatje

Laura Brown - The Hours, by Michael Cunningham

Jenny - Nas tuas mãos, by Inês Pedrosa

Clarissa Dalloway - Mrs Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf

Maurice Bendrix - The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene

[Disaster]

Okay, didn't realise I'd posted a page or two back, but here are some additions to my list:

Fiver, Hazel, Pipkin - Watership Down
Shuya Nanahara-Battle Royale/Battle Royale 2
Shiori Kitano - Battle Royale 2
Paulie - Lost and Delirious -I can relate to her scarily well...
Esther Greenwood - The Bell Jar

[flashlight]

Almost all of the characters from the Lord of the Rings books I admired because of the friendships and noble traits and just seeing how they grow throughout.

I loved Mr. Bennet and Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. I feel like I would get along very well with Mr. Bennet and I just love Mr. Darcy as a whole.

Mrs. deWinter of Rebecca touched my heart, only because I would read something, and then I would automatically think of what I'd do or say in that situation, and then I'd read ahead and find that Mrs. deWinter did in fact do what I would have done!

I felt really bad for Othello in Othello, I don't remember what it was about him that touched my heart though.

John from The Crucible touched my heart because of his constant refusal to give in to something he knew was wrong. Giles Corey and Rebecca Nurse also touched my heart for the same reason.

Aaaaaaand I must add....

Jack from Lost. For some reason, I can just totally understand why he does and says things and why he makes the decisions he makes. Also Hurley-- he's just a genuine guy who isn't out for himself.

[ticopuma]

There have been quite a few fictional characters that I have really felt something for, and usually they are the bad guys. For some reason I just feel for them, unless of course their totally diabolical. ;)

Kreia / Darth Traya - Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: Kreia is someone who at first I found utterly annoying. However, as the game progressed she came to be one of my favorite characters of any game or book. She had been betrayed countless times, so she had a reason for not being the nicest of people. She was wise and didn't commit horrible deeds either. She was just hurt and wanted to get back at the galaxy for what it did to her.

V - V for Vendetta: V is someone, who like my other favorite fictional characters, had been though a lot. He had been used like a lab rat for who knows how long. What the government had done to him was monstrous, cruel, and disgusting, so he decided to get back at them. His words, his way of speech, his purpose really moved me.

Yoda - Star Wars: Yoda was pretty much one of my favorite characters from the moment I saw the Empire Strikes Back. He is someone so tiny, so old, so fragile [at first glance anyway] yet he kicks some serious ass.

Olympias - Alexander: Alright so maybe she's not the nicest of people, but she's just looking out for herself and for her child. She manipulates to get what she wants, but for the most part, never does to much harm. She's pretty much a really cool character with a killer accent. :D

Gandalf - Lord of the Rings: Has to be one of the best characters of all time, IMO. He's a good person who is constantly helping out and doing all in his power to make sure everything goes smoothly.

Miranda Priestly - The Devil Wears Prada: She was great in the book and even more great in the movie. She is probably the biggest biotch you will ever meet, but deep down inside she's seems to be a good person. The good person in her is just covered in layers and layers of arrogance. But one you get deep down, you see she really does care for those around her, just chooses not to show it.

Whew, ok I'm done now. :w00t:

[crow]

Sam and Patrick -the perks of being a wallflower-love them. they're so caring and nice. they're hilarious. and the fact that patrick was gay and that the guy he's in love with denies it is just....it makes me feel sooo bad for him... <3<3<3

i also LOVE remus lupin from harry potter.:rolleyes:

and alaska from looking for alaska by john green

[TheHatchChild334]

Anna Fitzgerald - My Sister's Keeper.

Just finished it last night. I cried at the end. :(

[zachbrafflover]

Alais/Alice - Labyrinth by Kate Mosse

that books just great...and the characters made me cry

of course Remus Lupin in the potter books is the best character ever. especially in DH.

[haleyy]

lost - jack. i know there are a lot of jack haters/bashers out there, so i'm sorry if you don't agree, but jack is one of my favorite television characters of all time. his heroic attitute and the way he takes care of people is just so beautiful to see in such a horrific situation. (the plane crash) i love his flashback story too. when i watched All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues back in season one, it was THE episode that TRULY grabbed my attention and expanded my love for the show. to know that jack was put into a situation where he could lie and let his father get away with what he wanted - something that was morally wrong - or do the right thing, causing a rift in the relationship with his father, i found it so heroic that he chose to do the right thing, aware of the consequences that it would further have on their relationship.
locke. i don't even think i need to elaborate on this since so many people agree that the character of john locke on lost will go down in history. for someone who lived an absolutely horrible life, where he had nothing going for him, no motivation, no one to love him or care for him: for someone living that life to have such faith and hope in life itself is truly amazing. enough said.
kate. i think the public view on kate is a 50/50. you either love her dearly or despise her greatly. i disagree with the latter. kate is honestly the first woman i had ever watched on television that showed me that material objects hold no importance. that it's okay to be independent and strong, and to be a leader. women on television are usually portrayed as housewives who cook, clean, and live inside their homes. they hate the outdoors and animals and insects. kate showed me otherwise, and i know that sounds corny. even though i didn't really like her character so much this past season (3), i still have respect for her character that a lot of people gave up a long time ago.


the lovely bones by alice sebold - susie. if you have ever read this story, i think you would probably agree that susie salmon is a pretty incredible teenager. when susie is 14 years old, she is raped and murdered by her neighbor. he basically mutilates her body and hides it, and then escapes town, and the police never find her body. anyway, she narrates the story from heaven, and she watches her family and friends continue their lives without her. and even though susie still remains 14 years old in heaven, her soul and mind grow into that of an adult, and she becomes wise and truly beautiful on the inside.

:)

[DoctorsPatient]

I think the character I've felt sorry for the most is probably Piggy from "Lord Of The Flies" because everyone was just so horrible to him and he was the smartest of them all!

Next it's probably Mr Darcy from "Pride and Prejudice" I absolutely love Mr Darcy he's so amazing :D And if you ever read the books "Mr Darcys Diary" or "Me & Mr Darcy" It makes you love him all the more! I love how Lizzies perception of him is just so wrong of him at the beginning and it forming into one of the greatest loves ever!

Holly Golightly from "Breakfast at Tiffinays" I have only seen the movie but I love it! She's just such a great character and compeltely hilarious to watch :D

[lykeomgzlol25]

Anna Fitzgerald - My Sister's Keeper.

Just finished it last night. I cried at the end. :(

:bawl: That book was amazing. I felt like I knew Anna.

[Ilovelightsticks]

Severus Snape.

[hobbit_of_cyy]

lol this is like an essay i had to do for school once, except that was a two page 5 paragraph essay. Anywho:I have five, all of the hobbits in LOTR. and Jack Twist, weird but true.

[Rosie xx]

:bawl: That book was amazing. I felt like I knew Anna.


Such an amazing book.I cried too!Really didn't expect the ending.

[Monkee]

So many from Harry Potter - Severus Snape, the Weasley twins, Luna Lovegood, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Albus Dumbledore

Will and Lyra from His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman - their love story was so tragic I was crying at the end. Probably one of the best written romances I've ever read.

Noah and Allie from The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - ditto.

Anna from My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - I was crying so hard when I finished this book. Anna was so well written.

[UnluckyNumbers]

Phedre from Jaqueline Carey's Kushiel's Dart trilogy.

Flinx from Alan Dean Foster's Humanx Commonwealth novels.

Croaker and the Lady from Cook's Black Company series.

Bilbo from the Hobbit.

Oh...

And HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[Against-The-Tide]

All the characters in both of Jonathan Safran Foer's books. Everyone simply must read his novels, I've never read books that are so hilarious and moving at the same time. Amazing.

[crow]

All the characters in both of Jonathan Safran Foer's books. Everyone simply must read his novels, I've never read books that are so hilarious and moving at the same time. Amazing.

i've been meaning to read his books. i saw "everything is illuminated" and it's one of my favorite movies. I don't know if it's anything like the book (im sure the book is better), but every character meant a lot to me. escpecially alex. i love how he talks. "okay, she is deranged, but so so playful.":rolleyes:


//EDIT//


fan of garden state? "infinate abyss." ...best movie..........

[Against-The-Tide]

You should definitely read the books then! I haven't seen the movie (I can't find it anywhere in Wisconsin, I swear it's been banned or something :rolleyes:) so I can't really compare, but I highly recommend that you read the book regardless. I think the movie left out a large part of one of the stories (the book is sort of two stories in one...) and although I relate to the Alex story the most, there is so much emotion in the other story. Were Brod and The Kolker and Yankel in the movie?

But I agree that the way Alex talks is hilarious (that line about Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. is, I think, a direct quote from the book). And then towards the end of the book (and maybe movie? I don't really know) we get to see so much more of Alex. He is, as this thread says, endearing. I think I replied awhile ago saying that Alex was my choice, as he is clearly premium. But I guess I just felt like saying it again :giggle:

But you should also read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. It's about a nine year old boy learning to cope with his father's death in the September 11th attack while trying to find the lock a key that his father left him belongs to. It's absolutely hilarious, despite how heavy it sounds. I'm really not sure which of JSF's books I prefer.

And yes, I am a fan of Garden State. It's basically my favorite movie.

Wow, this is quite long. :p

[crow]

uhh i dont think Brod and The Kolker and Yankel were in it..it was mostly just alex, jonathan and the grandfather..

yeah garden state is an awesome movie.

andrew would be another person...to go with this thread..

[Against-The-Tide]

It took me a ridiculously long time to figure out who Andrew was. Yeeeeah, I am special :p

But yes, I would agree. And Sam as well, I loved her character.

[Marystat]

Fictional characters:

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice:
Lestat, and also Louis. Lestat is however my fave.

LOTR:
Aragorn, he just rules, then the hobbits, Arwen, Eowyn, Gandalf, Haldir, and I had some soft spot for Gollum too.

Harry Potter:
Harry, Ron, Hermoine, Ginny, Hagrid, Buckbeak, Hedwig, Luna Lovegood, Dumbledore, Neville Longbottom.

Sagaen om Isfolket (The Saga of the People form The Ice Valley)
Tiril, Tengel den Gode (Tengel the Good), Sol, Heike, and many others...been a while since I have read this series.

And I am sure I can come up with more but those are the fictional ones from the books I can remember...as for TV series:

Sawyer (Duh lol)
Kate
Hurley
Desmond

24
Jack Bauer hehe

and from How the West Was Won about the Maahan family (huge in the 80's here in Norway)
Luke Macahan, Zeb Machahan, and Wolf foot or whatever Duane Loken's character was in the series lol. Been

Movies:
Jack Sparrow, I mean how can you NOT love that crazy guy lol

hm...others...er...Jack from the Die hard movies, gotta love the action hero lol

Hm...mind just went blank for the rest...

[Heels_Over_Head]

The character that touched me the most at the top of my head is Edward... Cullen.

[DoctorsPatient]

Gerry from PS:I Love You

[Prince_Rajani]

Jasper Cullen from Twilight really touched my heart, 'specially in book 3.

Tidus from Final Fnatasy X did, too...how wierd is that? :p

And Tony Almeida from 24.

And Sirius Black from Harry Potter. Especially Sirius. God, I miss him...:(

[Emily34]

Tom from Prince of Tides, he was so sarcastic, damaged and just all around awesome character. I loved that book but hated the movie.

Stu Redman from The Stand, I can just relate to his personality a lot. I'm only half-way through the book and every chapter I read I wish he was in it.

Sydney Carton from A Tale of Two Cities, he evoloved through the novel and just the idea that someone can realize their true purpose in the world and do something heroic along with it is amazing to me.

Boxer from Animal Farm, because I feel bad for him :(

Hamlet, I don't know I just really liked his character and I think Mel Gibson played him great in the movie.

Any Nicholas Sparks character :giggle:

[Islington]

Lenny from Of Mice And Men.

[Rydia]

Henry and Clare from Time Traveler's wife. Oh lord, y'all don't even know how attached I became to those characters.

Also, Samwise Gamgee, Algernon, Bridget Jones, Kilgore Trout... wow I actually have a loooot of fictional characters that I've fallen in love with. Can't name them all!

[Nymphadora]

In Harry Potter there are some that touched my heart, but the most of them: of couse Nymphadora Tonks, the Weasley Twins and Albus Dumbledore.

[yggdrasill]

definately Severus Snape. He's the greatest!:nod:

[Kolbjorn]

Drizzt Do'Urden - Drow Ranger from R.A. Salvatore. Represents all that is good and pure in life. His "journal entries" have actually caused me to sit back and reflect at times.

[AussieLostie]

hmmm

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, Dumbledore, McGonagall, whole Weasley family, Sirius, Lupin, Snape and Malfoy (at the very end!) from Harry Potter Series
Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry (Charlie!) from Lord of the Rings. Especially Pippin, I always thought he was cute
Ellie, Homer, Robyn, Fi, Kevin, Lee from The Tomorrow Series (Australian novels)
Thowra from the Silver Brumby (thats right, a horse. Protagonist of another Australian novel)

And of course, our Losties ;)

[NFillionmySERENITY]

Elphaba from Wicked by Gregory Maguire, which inspired the musical.

I'm currently reading the sequel Son of a Witch...but it's hard to get through since I know Elphie's not in it.

[cc/love/forever]

here are mine...

Harry Potter:
Sirius Black (my all time favorite character from the series), Fred and George Weasley, Ron Weasley, Hagrid, Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Lupin, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood and yes... Draco Malfoy (sometimes)

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Sokka and Zuko

Kingdom Hearts
Sora and Axel

Twilight (series)
Edward!!:giggle:
and all the Cullens

The Looking Glass Wars
Dodge

Lord of the Rings
Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry

i'm sure there's tons more but i can't think of anymore right now...

[TheHatchChild334]

Charlie from Perks of Being A Wallflower. You can't help but to relate to him.


:nod:

[francheska28]

To me it was Anna Fitzgerald (spelling):shifty:
I felt like I knew everything about her, and to just have it ripped out like that so suddenly I was devastated.:(:bawl:

never have I been so angry at an author, and grateful for writing such a wonderful character.

[Iselin89]

So many characters touched my heart. But the first thing that comes to mind is George and Lennie from Of Mice and Men. My heart aches when I read that book.

Also Severus Snape. He's a true hero and in the last Harry Potter book I cried so much when he died and when we learn his story. Such a beautiful story.

From the TV world there's two characters who owns my heart: Sawyer and Spike. They haven't had a perfect life and they have grown bitter at the world. But they fall in love and remember the person they are at heart with that love. *sigh* That's beauty right there.

Last I have to mention the newest fictional character that's made his way to my heart: Jacob Black. A character I feel I can relate to and love. I truly hope he'll have his happy ending. He deserves nothing less.

[fenry02]

Jamie and Landon from a walk to remeber i cry everytime i see that show,its lame i know,lol:p

[Caroo]

Lenny from Of Mice and Men

[abblette]

Harry Potter and pretty much all the characters, I think it happened from just a great story and when you follow it for so long they really touch your heart, especially when it all ends :bawl:

[Bladed Thesis]

John Locke easily, I know how hard it is to fit in, to find a place, to have people judge you, to feel lost among society.

[Hatsumomo]

Pretty much all of the HP characters and the siblings from A Series of Unfortunate Events :p

I also really love Ben from Lost. I know he's all evil and everything, but I really feel for him! He's just someone you'd want to hug. Or wave to... from a distance :p

And Sylar from Heroes! I really relate to his not living up to his parent's expectations, and not fitting in. I want to hug him too :(

I think I have a death wish with hugging all these evil characters :giggle:

[chelseafan]

Ben tbh.

Expecially after the last episode.:(

[k1ttycat]

Scarlet O'Hara - Gone with the wind.
Erik - Phantom of the Opera.
Quasimodo - Hunchback of Notre Dame (book version)
Susie Salmon - Lovely Bones
Will - His Dark Materials
Esme Cullen - Twilight
Severus Snape - Harry Potter

[Caroo]

In a TV Serie, Jack touched my soul the most. I mean, he's so broken! And of course, Matthew Fox's delicate way of acting breaks my heart.

Like many people, I adore Sylar too, I feel so sorry for him, even though he's a killer. Two days ago in London I met a guy who thought so too, so we're definately not alone with our love for Syler :p

Hiro is amazing, I mean he'd do anything to save the world, protect his history and his childhood hero, even though he's compromising his own happiness. It takes a lot of strenght to do that.

Others: Sawyer, Ana, Kate (Lost); Brooke, Lucas, Keith (One Tree Hill); Marissa, Ryan (the OC); Sam, Dean (Supernatural) ...

[InspiredByAKiss*]

TV Shows

Sam, Dean (Supernatural)
Brooke (One Tree Hill)
Chris Halliwell (Charmed)
Sawyer (Lost)
Chuck Bass (Gossip Girl)
Faith Lehane (BTVS)


Books

Anna, Aidan (Anybody Out There? by Marian Keyes. I fell in love with him right along her side and then he died...
Annabel (Just Listen, by Sarah Dessen)
Creed Rivera (Crazy Wild, by Tara Janzen)

[Caroo]

Now movies! :D

Factory Girl - Edie Sedgwick (real person but the portretation by Sienna Miller was just so awesome). I don't know why but she really broke my heart. I think maybe because she let her true love pass by because she was so scared and manipulated by Andy Warhol, she just really broke my heart.

There are a lot of others too, but that's the most important one.

[4_8 15_16 23_42]

A lot of Harry Potter characters. In particular: Lily, James, Sirius, and Luna.
Lily and James because they taught me what I want out of life - a relationship like theirs; true love. Lily and Luna because they're both the type of people I want to be. Sirius because he's my favorite character, and I admire him a lot.

[rosegeorge]

Ben tbh.

Expecially after the last episode.:(


I agree.

Nate Fisher from Six Feet Under also.

[Foxy4ever]

Jack Shephard (Lost)
Mr. Darcy (Pride & Prejudice)
Erik (Phantom of the Opera)
Gerry Kennedy (PS I Love You)

[LovebirdsJATE]

Basically any of the Harry Potter book characters. They literally made me who I am. They are like family. I feel like, if they were real, I could tell them anything. Anything. Which is alarming. But mostly:
Hermoine: Cause she's made me want to be like her, I want to be good and get good grades and have close friends.
Fred and George Weasly: Cause they made me see that everythings a joke if you look at it the right way
The Marauder's (not including Peter): Cause they made me see that friendship can be true and goes beyond death.
The teachers: Cause it made me realize that even when you think someone should be unfair and evil, they can suprise you, just because they love you.
Ron: Cause he showed me that it is okay to be afraid of spiders and to have embarssing moments. (And so much more, I love him:giggle:)

Bella from Twilight as well. Cause she makes me realize what I don't want to be. I know that sounds weird but she can be a down right pain sometimes.

And of course, Jack, cause he's made me realize that sometimes the people who everyone loves doesn't want to be that person.

[josswhedonaddict]

Melaine Wilkes - Gone With the Wind
Jeanette - The Glass House

Elphaba Thropp-Wicked

[Vashner]

Forrest Gump
The rabbits in Watership Down
Johnny Rambo (lol .. 1st movie..)
Jean Luc Picard
Tiberius Kirk (Capt Kirk)
Andy Sipowitz

[nightskiesfading]

Owen Meany. I really went through a lot of stages of disliking him/feeling sorry for him in the book, but by the end of it I truly loved him as a character and it's one of my favorite books.
All of the characters in Atonement. Whether it's the beautiful book or the great movie, this story gets me every time.
Henry and Clare from The Time Traveler's Wife, I cried by the end of this book.
And I haven't finished it yet, but The Kite Runner is looking to produce several memorable characters :(

[Count2Five]

Jack/ Jack & Kate (Lost)
Noah and Allie (The Notebook)
Holdan Caufield (The Catcher in The Rye)
Anakin and Luke Skywalker/ Anakin and Padme' (Star Wars)
Frodo and Sam (LOTR)
Jack and Rose (Titanic)

[you think?]

Oy in the Dark Tower. Oh and Jake.:(

[LovebirdsJATE]

Rocky!!! He makes my day. He just...he's the sweetest person...he is someone I'd like to marry someday.
Sayuri from memoirs of a geisha, because she made me realize that its okay, if a guy means that much to you.

[VetteAMJ]

Jack from LOST has touched my heart the most.

Rocky!!! He makes my day. He just...he's the sweetest person...he is someone I'd like to marry someday.
Sayuri from memoirs of a geisha, because she made me realize that its okay, if a guy means that much to you.

whats Rocky from? something tells me youre not talking about the Rocky movies or are you?

[IchigoNL]

Nate and Claire Fisher from Six Feet Under.

And Desmond.

[Monkee]

Kitten from Breakfast on Pluto. :love:

I love that movie.