Choose literary characters to describe you/your life

[merithyn]

I was listening to an interview on NPR today with an author. The interviewer asked her which three literary books would she use to describe her life. I thought that was interesting, but I thought it even more interesting to try to figure out three literary characters who would describe you or your life. So, I put it to you, Languish, as some of the most well-read folks I know.

If you had to choose three literary characters to describe you and/or your life, which would you choose?

[Monoriu]

Will, a Game of Thrones. 

He is the POV character of the prologue.  He is also dead by the end of the prologue.  He exists to die. 

[Ideologue]

Jay Gatsby, less the money.

Any protagonist from the middle Houllebecq novels, that is neither Extension du domaine de la lutte nor La carte et le territoire.  Less the money.

[Queequeg]

Hal Incandenza. 

[Zeus]

Somewhere in between Mat Cauthon's wild abandonment and Fezzik's gentle soul. The Watcher in my consciousness is reminiscent of Big Brother.

[Admiral Yi]

Tomacz in The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

Robert Jordan in For Whom the Bell Tolls.

[Razgovory]

Probably Ignatius J. Reilly.

[Norgy]

I'm thinking maybe Hank Chinaski from Bukowski's novels. At least 10 years ago.

Now I am more like Josef K.

[Eddie Teach]

"I would prefer not to."

[Syt]

Pierre Bezukhov from War and Peace.

[Norgy]

"I would prefer not to."

Bartleby!

[CountDeMoney]

I thought about it, and I can't think of any.  Then again. not author has ever talented enough to develop such a complex character.

[The Larch]

I thought about it, and I can't think of any.  Then again. not author has ever talented enough to develop such a complex character.

I could picture you in something by Elmore Leonard.

For me I'd pick Doc from Cannery Row.

[Ed Anger]

John Galt.

Just kidding.

[Barrister]

Arthur Dent