You’re my Hero

Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt.

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Is there a literary character you identify with? (not one of your own).

I have a problem here. And it’s all self-inflicted. Because I read and write in several different genres, I find it hard to choose which one is my favourite. And, which character in any of the books I’ve read is how I see myself.

I guess I’m an amalgamation of several.

The first would be Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. Now I know I’m male but it’s the persona, not the physical form that I can relate to. The slightly baffled and harmless appearance concealing the analytical mind and the ability to see things from another angle are useful traits. I can manage the first, I’m working on the second.

Then, there’s Hober Mallow, Master Trader. You might not recognise him, he’s a character in Asimov’s Foundation. He gets a bigger role in Series Two of the T.V. adaptation than he had in the books, which I think amplifies how Asimov wanted him to be thought of when he wrote him. A trader, he’s a person who roams the galaxy, looking for profit. He’s usually one step away from trouble.  I think I identify with him because he reminds me of my earlier life, working on the Oceans.

Truth is, I invariably associate myself with the characters in any book that I enjoy. And not necessarily the main players, I have a fascination for the peripheral ones too. Especially if there’s a hint of mystery about them. I can’t help but imagine more about them, their back story and what other adventures they might have.

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