WarriorMama Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 And why? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hmm.... That's tough! There are so many. I love Elizabeth Bennet because she is witty and able to learn from her mistakes. I love Scarlett O'Hara because she is flawed. She is incredibly strong, brave, practical, and loyal while she is also vain and selfish. The movie really doesn't do her justice. ;) I live Anne Shirley because she is passionate and quirky. I love Marmee because she is the patient, wise mother I'd like to be. I could go on for awhile, I think. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Me, the idealized version. I'm so smart and witty and full of life and organized and put together and talented and . . . fictional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Jilly Coppercorn. She is a brilliant woman who remains strong while her life crumbles around her, has a softness and kindness despite past injustices, and still manages to give to others. I strive to be like her. (Charles de Lint's Newford books feature Jilly and her friends.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 she has the perfect life. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Me, the idealized version. I'm so smart and witty and full of life and organized and put together and talented and . . . fictional. :lol: Well said! I have a similar fictional version of myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hmm.... That's tough! There are so many. I love Elizabeth Bennet because she is witty and able to learn from her mistakes. I love Scarlett O'Hara because she is flawed. She is incredibly strong, brave, practical, and loyal while she is also vain and selfish. The movie really doesn't do her justice. ;) I live Anne Shirley because she is passionate and quirky. I love Marmee because she is the patient, wise mother I'd like to be. I could go on for awhile, I think. ;) Please do! :bigear: Scarlett O'Hara and Anne Shirley rank high on my list, too. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Tho she's based on a real person, I do like Laura Ingalls as she appears in the LH series. I like Anne Shirley. Think she'd be a good friend, if a little dramatic. Caddie Woodlawn seems like a nice girl-- LOL--most of mine come from children's lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Cordelia Vorkosigan She is in a series of books by Lois McMaster Bujold. Cordelia is smart, determined and very very true to her family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 It's a tie between Elizabeth Bennett and Lucy Pevensie. Both loyal to the core. Both unafraid of a little adventure. I'd choose one of them, and I'm leaning towards Lu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Kit Tyler from Witch of Blackbird Pond. She'd rather be on a beach, she has no use for household tasks. Prefers the company of people that don't fit the mold of "normal" and ends up with the man who will take her around the world. *Sigh* I so wanted to be her with I grew up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) My favorite is Jo March. I loved the story and her character growing up and felt inspired to not conform. I love her independence. I packed up my car at 19 and moved cross country, met dh and here I am.:D Edited January 11, 2011 by Horton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) Maymay, from Tai-pan by James Clavell. Oh, and Anne Shirley, can't believe I forgot her. :) Edited January 11, 2011 by Mimm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Scarlet O'Hara - such a complex character. Ramona Quimby - I was exactly her; she is insecure and brave at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) Amelia Peabody Emerson: She has a firm grip on her family at all times :D and she has a sense of humor and courage which she needs with that husband of hers. And I also like Elinor Dashwood. She has a good head on her shoulders and is gracious. Edited January 11, 2011 by Liz CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Pippi Longstocking. :D Her manners aren't always so great, but she's fun and kind, and has all the freedom in the world (and is always safe, because she's so crazy strong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I like Temperance Brennen from Bones. She is my idealize version of myself. In reality I am not as smart as she is but otherwise, I am pretty darn close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 And why? :bigear: Oh gosh. That's tough. Maybe Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. I like her feisty-ness. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Me, the idealized version. I'm so smart and witty and full of life and organized and put together and talented and . . . fictional. :lol: I can relate to that. My favourites are Tamora Pierce's heroines, Daine and Kel in particular. They're tough :) I like James Clavell's Azadeh too. There's a girl who perfected the art of being tough while looking pretty and malleable. Elizabeth Bennett and Pippi Longstocking, for all the previously documented reasons ;) I also like Eleanor Dashwood. She's a Capricorn, I just know it. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Harriet Vane (from Dorothy Sayers books). Strong, not beautiful, intelligent, passionate, imaginative. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabelneri Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I haven't read the latest books in the series yet, but I'm partial to Egwene al'Vere from the Wheel of Time books. I like Nynaeve too. Actually I like a lot of the women... they're very real. It's so nice to have an epic story where the women are depicted with such strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 she has the perfect life. :D :confused: Are you serious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~cindy~ Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Thursday Next from 'The Eyre Affair' etc by Jasper Fforde. She's sassy :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Me, the idealized version. I'm so smart and witty and full of life and organized and put together and talented and . . . fictional. LOVE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I haven't read the latest books in the series yet, but I'm partial to Egwene al'Vere from the Wheel of Time books. I like Nynaeve too. Actually I like a lot of the women... they're very real. It's so nice to have an epic story where the women are depicted with such strength. I love that series. I like Moraine Damodred and Nynaeve (though she gets to love sick for me later on). I'm going to start reading the series again this fall in anticipation of the last book coming out! My favorite character is Polgara from the Belgariad series -I'm sure nobody could ever have guessed that LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 I love reading these! Anybody else? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Annie Wilkes because she doesn't put up with any dirty birdies. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 1. Lois from Malcolm in the Middle because her parenting techniques crack me up! 2. ADA Connie Rubirosa from Law & Order and I don't know why, she was just my favorite L&O ADA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Ramona Quimby because I felt just like her when I was a kid! Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Annie Wilkes because she doesn't put up with any dirty birdies. :tongue_smilie: :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Ronia the robber's daughter--she's brave, strong, fierce, loving, courageous, and interesting. I also loved Kit Tyler from Blackbird Pond, for above reasons. :) I like Harriet Vane, but since she ends up with Lord Peter...well, it's just not fair that she gets him and I don't:tongue_smilie::D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I like Harriet Vane, but since she ends up with Lord Peter...well, it's just not fair that she gets him and I don't:tongue_smilie::D. :lol: :iagree: Anne Elliot from Persuasion is my favorite. I swoon for Captain Wentworth too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 :lol: :iagree: Anne Elliot from Persuasion is my favorite. I swoon for Captain Wentworth too. You beat me to that one. Also Lucy Pevensie. She is just so sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) I tend to relate more to the characters with a rich internal dialog going on, who work out life's difficulties in their own way: Jo from Little Women The girl on the island in Island of the Blue Dolphins Claudia from The Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler The girl that married Sherlock Holmes in Laurie King's books (why can't I think of her name) I've got to add: Babbette from Babbette's Feast Edited January 11, 2011 by Onceuponatime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 :svengo: I am kidding. I'm sorry I made you faint. She actually is horrifying but she popped into my head b/c she loved her favorite character (Misery Chastain) so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 My lit alter ego is Garth Nix's Lirael My cinema alter ego fluctuates between Amélie & Lola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 So many good one to choose. I like Anne Shirley because she is so impulsive and then later repentant, which is how I am sometimes. I love Viviane, high priestess of Avalon, in The Mists of Avalon because she is one bad-@zz earth mother! I also like Hermione Granger, because I wish I were as smart and talented as she is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Anne Shirley. I love how dramatic she is...often ridiculously so! Jo March from Little Women. Jane Eyre. She's simultaneously innocent and complicated. When I was a girl, I wanted to BE Meg Murry from the Wrinkle in Time and additional books, but I also loved her Mom. I really wanted to be a scientist because of her, but I don't think I have a fully-functioning left-side of my brain! :lol: Number One: Elizabeth Bennett. Of course. I also love strong girls who whump bad guys: Thursday Next from Jasper Fforde's series. In TV land, I love Olivia Dunham and Sydney Bristow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Cordelia Vorkosigan She is in a series of books by Lois McMaster Bujold. Cordelia is smart, determined and very very true to her family. I was just coming to claim Cordelia! Can we share? I love that she just doesn't see barriers that other people see. I love the way she just quietly ignores hierarchies that don't make sense to her and reworks the world on her own terms. I love the way she parents. And I love how very Betan she is. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Just thought of someone: Barbara Havers from Elizabeth George's Insp. Lynley series. She marches to her own drummer but is an excellent detective. Plus she loved her mom so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Some already mentioned: Hermione Granger Thursday Next Pippi Longstocking Also, lately, I've really enjoyed: Lisbeth Salander (great, great character, from the Girl w/ the Dragon Tattoo series for those who don't recognize the name) Flavia de Luce (from Alan Bradley's mysteries such as The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Flavia de Luce (from Alan Bradley's mysteries such as The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie) My 10 year old loves Flavia, so much so, she named one of our cars (now in the great car graveyard in the sky) after her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Harriet Vane. She's everything I would like to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I'd have to think hard for my absolute favorite, but the character that immediately popped into my mind was Amelie Poulaine, from the movie Amelie. I like her quirkiness, her good heart and intentions. She also reminds me to pay attention to the people in my life that would otherwise be easy to overlook -- the unknown regulars in my life whose names I don't know but whose faces I do. * I am also fond of Ramona Quimby. I was nothing like her as a kid, but she sure as heck reminds me of my daughter. I liked reading about other posters who related to this character, and I can't wait to see how my own little Ramona Quimby grows up :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Honor Harrington :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I haven't read the latest books in the series yet, but I'm partial to Egwene al'Vere from the Wheel of Time books. I like Nynaeve too. Actually I like a lot of the women... they're very real. It's so nice to have an epic story where the women are depicted with such strength. I like Egwene a lot too! I'm waiting for the last book with such anticipation :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I love Scout form To Kill a Mockingbird. She's unusually bright, kind, thoughtful, empathetic, and, she is definitely her own person. I'm also a fan of many of the others listed here: Flavia, Elizabeth Bennet, Pippi :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangearrow Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Oh, wow. So, so many to choose from! I know I'm forgetting someone major, but... here are the ones that pop into my head immediately. Definitely Anne Shirley, Scarlett O'Hara, Jo March (and Marmee - the whole "how I keep my patience" speech has stayed with me always!). I love most of Jane Austen's heroines for different reasons. My favorite at this moment is Emma. She, to me, seems to be the character who learns the most - aobut herself, and other people - and truly grows to learn what it is to be "a lady." I admire that character arc. The other Austen heroines already seem inherently "good" - they don't have to change as much as Emma does. Professor McGonnagal rocks. Love her no-nonsense approach to... pretty much everything. On the other side - Mrs. Weasley. ♥ And Luna Lovegood. ♥ Katniss Everdeen. I love reading her. Kaylee from Firefly. Bridget Jones. Sooooo funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Several... The best written character... Lily Bart from House of Mirth My favorite as a person... Rebecca from Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm The most inspiring to me these days... Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I agree... and Harriet/Peter's relationship is so honest. She values honesty and integrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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