who's the best character in literature?

Question

and be sure to include why!

Answer 1

Hamlet and Peter Pan because both are cocky arrogant characters...they are the best kind. Oh, and Gregor Samsa because he is a bug(no more needs to be said). Thanks for the question.

Answer 2

Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest. He represents all who are oppressed and subjugated to a life of illusion and suffering, yet he ultimately revolts against the tyranny of his oppressor. He offers us a wonderful metaphor for overcoming adversity and the struggle towards living an authentic life.
My favorite quote:
Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices
That, if I then had waked after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I waked,
I cried to dream again.
-Act 3, Scene 2

Answer 3

Conan, Tarzan, Dracula, the Werewolf, John Carter, Sten, The Man Who Never Missed by Steve Perry.

Answer 4

There are too many greats, but when it comes to characters who are written true to life, believable, endearing and complex in the way that only human beings can be, I would have to say Miss Elizabeth Bennet, and Mr. (Fitzwilliam) Darcy from Pride and Prejudice.

Answer 5

Odd Thomas by Koontz

Once in a very great while, an author does everything right-as Koontz has in this marvelous novel. Odd Thomas, who narrates, is odd indeed: only 20, he works contentedly as a fry cook in a small fictional California town, despite a talent for writing. The reason for his lack of ambition? A much rarer talent: Odd sees and converses with ghosts, the lingering dead who have yet to pass on, a secret he has kept from nearly everyone but his girlfriend, an eccentric author friend and the local police chief, whom he occasionally helps solve terrible crimes. Odd also has the ability to see bodachs, malevolent spirits that feast on pain and whose presence signifies a likelihood of imminent violence. The proximity of bodachs to a weird-looking stranger in town, whom Odd dubs "Fungus Man," alerts Odd that trouble is brewing; breaking into Fungus Man's house, Odd discovers not only hundreds of bodachs but a shrine to serial killers that helps him deduce that somehow Fungus Man will wreak widespread havoc very soon-so Odd is caught in a classic race against time to deter catastrophe. As with Koontz's best novels, this one features electrifying tension and suspense, plus a few walloping surprises. But Koontz fans know that the author has recently added humor to his arsenal of effects, and this thriller also stands out for its brilliant tightrope walk between the amusing and the macabre; one of the dead with whom Odd interacts frequently, for instance, is Elvis, still pining for his long-dead mother, Gladys. Above all, the story, like most great stories, runs on character-and here Koontz has created a hero whose honest, humble voice will resonate with many. In some recent books, Koontz has tended to overwrite, but not here: the narrative is as simple and clear as a newborn's gaze. This is Koontz working at his pinnacle, providing terrific entertainment that deals seriously with some of the deepest themes of human existence: the nature of evil, the grip of fate and the power of love.
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Answer 6

Hobbes from Calvin and Hobbes.
He's cool, laid back, loyal, fierce, witty, intelligent and a tiger. What more could you ask?
If you mean in a book without pictures, Doc from Cannery Row by Steinbeck. Flawed, kind, angry, intelligent, stupid, unlovable, loved, stubborn, wonders at the world.

Answer 7

Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With The Wind. The things that happen to her and what she does to keep the things she loves most in her life...it's such a great book. Highly recommended.

Answer 8

Alanna in the Lioness Quartet

Answer 9

Don Quixote De La Mancha. Second only to Jesus.

Answer 10

absolutly love Elizabeth Bennett from Jane Ausrten's Pride and Prejudice. she's a cynic, but a romantic at heart, like me. she's so independent, brave and free thinking. love her!