Top Ten Tuesday #9

This weekly event is hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This weeks theme is...

Top Ten Favorite Literary Characters

1) Jane Eyre from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

    I personally think she is one of the strongest female characters ever written. No, she doesn't display the physical, kick-ass strength of heroines today but emotionally and morally she is incredibly strong. I guess you could say she's some what of a hipster. She was tough before it was cool for women to be tough. lol 

2) Jenica from Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

    Once again she is a strong woman who isn't afraid to do what she must to protect her family. She's as beautiful as her older sister or as smart as her younger but she has a strong heart and knows the difference between right and wrong. She doesn't give up what she wants for her family even though it would make things easier. 

3) Finnikin from Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta

    Finnikin is a fantastically human character. He has an overwhelming sense of what is right but he still battles the demons that lurk in his mind. He cares immensely for his loved ones and will do anything for them and still fears that he may one day harm them. He is a fantastically complex character the likes of which I have rarely encountered in modern literature.

4) Dustfinger from Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

    I love characters where you never quite know if they are good or bad and Dustfinger is definitely one of them. Part of him wants to help Mo but that part is in constant conflict with the part of him that just wants to return home. He is a wonderful character that adds a certain color to the Inkheart trilogy and my personal favorite.

5) Tyrion from Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

   Tyrion is so flippin' fantastic! First of all he's a dwarf and second of all he's really complex. He claims that he isn't honorable, and he isn't in the conventional term, but there are some moments when his honor shines through. Then he's super clever and sarcastic. He's the only good person in the Lannister house in my opinion.

6) Po from Graceling by Kristin Cashore

    Po is probably my ideal guy. He's good looking, smart, nice, and funny. I love how much he cares for Katsa and respects her strength plus how much he cares for his family. With his skills and grace he could have so much power and be a king or something but he doesn't want to. Instead he wants to enjoy a simpler life of love and beauty. Why aren't real guys like him? 

7) Peeta from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    No, I'm not going to go into the Team Peeta vs. Team Gale competition that has transformed The Hunger Games but instead I have to say why I like him and why he is one of my favorite characters. Peeta does what he promises in the first book and he doesn't let the Capitol change him despite all of the horrible (seriously horrific) things he go to.

8) Holden Caufield from The Catcher in the Rye

    He's crazy. Completely and utterly crazy, but still frickin' hilarious (in a pitiful, depressing sort of way).  Plus is (insane) view on life kind of makes you think about the pressures and lies of society. Plus some of the things he says are really funny.