Famous characters?

[ladyofastolat]

I just saw a reference to someone who is "undoubtedly the most famous character in literature." Who do you reckon they were talking about?

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[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

My first thought was Jesus (out of interest, what exactly is the objection to that suggestion?). By extension, I suppose god, or yahoo-wahoo or whatever you want to call him. After that, I thought Romeo or Juliet or Hamlet or some such. Then maybe the Cat in the Hat. Or Helen of Troy even.

I hadn't thought of Harry Potter or King Arthur, but I can see the arguments.

Is it particularly ignorant of me to say that there is one character mentioned in this thread that I had never heard of? I'm guessing it's a character from some chick-lit doorstop, which I don't really do.

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

Is it particularly ignorant of me to say that there is one character mentioned in this thread that I had never heard of? I'm guessing it's a character from some chick-lit doorstop, which I don't really do.

Who? Bilbo Baggins?

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

Heh heh...

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're particularly ignorant. I haven't heard of Coundt Dracula, either. :-p

I'm wondering which one you actually mean, though. Mr Rochester?

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

Yup. I had to ask bunn. She knew, but she had to think about it.