The gentle charlotte and the thoughtful skin horse made sure their young charges learned what they needed to know. With that in mind, here are the 12 most interesting facts that interesting literature has uncovered over the last year one for each month the sites been up and running. Women in fiction inhabit many roles, from heroes to villains. Flawed characters in literary texts the most interesting.
Sherlock holmes never said, elementary, my dear watson. But wizards arent the only ones with knowledge to share. The strongest female literary characters of all time reader. Nurse ratchet from one flew over the cuckoos nest is a favorite for this question. Books with the most interesting characters ever score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. A man, above all, who youd like to share a beer, or four, with. Professor shonku byomjatrir diary, professor shonku o robu, professor shonku o khoka, professor shonku o corvus, ek sringo obhijaan, swarnaparni and many more by the legendary satyajit ray worlds most respected scientist, inventor and physics professor in scottish church college.
But the vibrant mountstuart is one of the most interesting characters in modern literature an. English literature has a deep and interesting history. Which characters in books do you admire or just find damn interesting in books. It follows, then, that every avid reader has a favorite literary character whether theyre beloved for dastardly deeds, toughgirl antics, sex. Who are the most interesting minor characters in literature. Kirks best friend and one of the most interesting characters ever written for television. Heroes would be lost without a wise counselor to guide them. Mar 26, 2014 english literature has a deep and interesting history. More importantly, despite the fact that he might be a genius, he inflicts senseless and remorseless violence wherever he goes. While ostensibly the story of sal paradises adventures across north america, the real focus of the book is on the other central character dean moriarty.
The most memorable fictional characters are the walkon parts. Even read as a literal interpretation of events, we have to wonder if she purposely put billy in a position to kill himself. My favourite is fermin, the silvertongued tramp with the dark past from carlos ruiz zafons the shadow of the wind. Book magazine, now defunct, compiled a panel of 55 authors, literary agents, editors, and actors in 2002 to rank the top one hundred characters in literature since 1900. Ive always had a special place in my heart for him ever since i read harper lees first novel. A good interpretive paper does not need to cover all elements of the storyplot, genre, narrative form, character, and setting. They help us understand ourselves as humans, but also the ideas of the text.
Charles lutwidge dodgeson as a character in alice i have been is one of the most interesting. The most influential characters of literature is an incredible opportunity to study some of the most memorable and important characters ever created. Of course this list could have been a lot longer if id included more characters from dickens, austin, shakespeare etc. Voting is now closed, and weve crunched the numbers. Mickey mouse 1928 created by walt disney and ub iworks for steamboat willie. Whether they are the main heroine, the best friend, or any one of the minor characters within a novel, authors come up with some of the best names that only make their most interesting characters all the more memorable. The 100 best characters in fiction since 1900 infoplease. Shippey of saint louis universityone of the most wellknown scholars of j. The 100 most iconic fictional characters the definitive dose. Hailed by some critics as one of the most important characters in female literature, hester prynne is the protagonist in nathaniel hawthornes 1850 novel, the scarlet letter. Sep 25, 2014 pity the literary supporting character.
A fairly modern list as i didnt want to start an argument as to whether king arthur or robin hood actually existed, so they didnt make the cut. Jun 04, 2016 nurse ratchet from one flew over the cuckoos nest is a favorite for this question. With their help, weve created two alltime lists of classics. He had a bunch of incredible inventions and a series of. We at the riot love a good poll, and in our latest bout of curiosity, we asked you to name your three favorite literary characters. In performance, actors imbue that specificity where. The 100 most iconic, wellknown, and generally beloved fictional characters of film, television, literature, and pop culture since the turn of the 20th century. Read on for some thoughts on literatures most crushworthy characters. Is the interesting aspect of the story and is what the characters spend most of the story trying to resolve. Get an answer for flawed characters in literary texts the most interesting characters in texts are the flawed ones. Each chapter begins with an epigraph in the characters own words, which reveal something of each ones unique style and personality, starting with the famous to be.
Sometimes, its just as important to see female characters behaving badly as it is to see honorable role models. The 100 greatest fictional characters of all time fandomania. One of the most interesting characters in modern literature. Aug 31, 2009 with the help of our staff, our readers, notable celebrities, and fans around the world, fandomania has compiled a list of the 100 greatest fictional characters of all time. Understanding the roles characters play in literature. Young, funny, and locked into a lovehate relationship with beatrice, benedick from much ado about nothing is one of the playwrights most hilarious creations. Books with the most interesting characters ever 158 books. Click through to see our list of ten of the most powerful female characters in literature, and then be sure to pipe up with your own suggestions weve chosen the ten who resonate most deeply. What do you think the most beautiful man or woman in the world looks like. Unlike television, which has never met a minor supporting character it doesnt want to parlay into an uneven, unwatched spinoff, literature by and large leaves many of its most interesting characters languishing in the background, unexplored and mysterious. In fact, benchley, who also wrote the screenplay for the film, was so horrified at the cultural response to his work that he became a shark conservationist later in life the kid, the giving tree, shel silverstein. Ten amazing literary facts you should know blog ebe. Here are 15 of the most interesting female monsters ever.
Your goal is merely to consider each of these aspects of fiction and include only those that are most relevant to your topic and most interesting to your reader. Love him or hate him, you cannot get enough of him. From william shakespear, charles dickens to jrr tolkien and jk rowling, the world has witnessed some great writers. On the road has been interpreted, debated over and, ironically enough, turned into an engine of capitalism in the fifty some years since it was published. Rereading my answer makes me realize that except for the first two three. The shark, jaws, peter benchley a villain so villainous that with the help of steven spielberg it spawned a wave of shark paranoia among beachgoers. Oct 07, 20 your 20 most loved literary characters rebecca joines schinsky oct 7, 20 we at the riot love a good poll, and in our latest bout of curiosity, we asked you to name your three favorite literary characters. With the help of our staff, our readers, notable celebrities, and fans around the world, fandomania has compiled a list of the 100 greatest fictional characters of all time. Characters are essential to a good story, and it is the main characters that have the greatest effect on the plot or are the most affected by the events of the story. A library of literary interestingness, and accompanying twitter feed, is celebrating its oneyear anniversary this weekend. Most stories end with a resolution to the main conflict. Jan 22, 2018 whether they are the main heroine, the best friend, or any one of the minor characters within a novel, authors come up with some of the best names that only make their most interesting characters all the more memorable. Philoctete is one of the most interesting characters in this poem. The best female characters in literature, ranked by readers.
She was lo, plain lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. As perhaps the most perfect encapsulation of teen angst ever to make it on to the printed page, holden caulfied clearly belongs on any list of timeless literary characters. Hektor struck us as a little yawnworthy at the beginning of this epic. This clash of interpretations is because kerouac wasnt writing an adventure story, as it is often read, but a character study of one of the most interesting individuals in modern literature. I guess this pertains more to fiction but go ahead and list some non fiction if you.
Mickey sabbath is a depraved, cruel, aging expuppeteer the dirty old man to rule all dirty old men and one of the most reprehensible characters. Jun 11, 2018 possibly the most terrifying character in modern literature or any literature. The strongest female literary characters of all time. Theyre not arranged in any particular order that would be too difficult and controversial a task. Otherwise, as you note, we have to add in characters from comics, video games, and even toys, that. Thats common to other writers of his day, and theres as much universality in faustus as in many of shakespeares most iconic characters.
Swaggering their way through the pages of your favourite reads. Here are a few more unique names from literature based on a few popular literary characters. Here is our list of the 10 victorian novels we at interesting literature think everyone should read whether because theyre great novels, because they tell us something important about victorian society, because they stand as classics of the period, or in most cases all three. Your 20 mostloved literary characters rebecca joines schinsky oct 7, 20 we at the riot love a good poll, and in our latest bout of curiosity, we asked you to name your three favorite literary characters. Scott fitzgerald, 1925 holden caulfield, the catcher in the rye, j. Pride and prejudice by jane austen, the hunger games by suzanne collins, twilight by stephenie meyer, city of bones by c. The fictional 100 offers in short, readable chaptersthe triumphs and tragedies, romantic escapades, and adventures of the most interesting people in world literature and legend. Lisbeth has one of the fiercest moral codes ive ever seen in books or film. To celebrate world book day, we asked the leading lights of british letters to name the characters who give them the greatest reading pleasure. Tolkienthese 24 eyeopening lectures give fresh insight into.
Spock was a vulcanhuman hybrid who struggled for many years with his dual heritage before he finally found peace through acceptance of both parts of his heritage. Think of achilleus like an ancient greek arya starkwellborn, secretly sentimental, and. Yes, but i think the op meant characters that were originally introduced in literature. But the vibrant mountstuart is one of the most interesting characters in modern literature an intellectual constantly making a mess of things. Are shakespeares characters the most interesting and. Shakespeares comedic characters are just as memorable as his tragic ones. Between august 31 and september 14, we collected top 10 lists from our visitors. Many ding her for being a bad mother and an adulteress, but for me, its that shes incredibly annoying about it. Mar 03, 2005 the most memorable fictional characters are the walkon parts. The best characters in childrens literature brightly. Spock, my favorite character in star trek, was james t. List rules vote up the most unforgettable women and girls in books, plays, poetry, etc. Who are some of the most fascinating characters in literature. Macbeth macbeth is one of shakespeares most famous tragic heroes, not least because he represents the man who has it all seemingly and yet throws it away because of his vaulting ambition to have even more.
The fictional 100 offersin short, readable chaptersthe triumphs and tragedies, romantic escapades, and adventures of the most interesting people in world literature and legend. List of fictional scientists and engineers wikipedia. Sep 18, 2014 mickey sabbath is a depraved, cruel, aging expuppeteer the dirty old man to rule all dirty old men and one of the most reprehensible characters in literature. Elliott and rossio designed capn jack in the spirit of characters in classic literature and opera.
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