Hello one and all, and A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you!
Just finished reading the Who is your favourite King character? thread, and it made me wonder about the many wonderful characters who drift onto the pages of a King novel and only stay for a short time before drifting away again, but they manage to create a very strong impression and leave us wanting to know a lot more about them. (This is something that King does so well, in my opinion - creating characters who paint their personalities so vividly upon the page and hold you spellbound as soon as they appear, even though they are only with us for a few short paragraphs.)
There are so many to choose from, but if I had to pick a favourite it would probably be Harry Dunning, the poor old janitor from 11/22/63. Everything about this man - from his gentleness in the face of the kids' mockery to the incredible story of how he survived when his father murdered the rest of the family - has made him stand out larger in my mind than the central characters of thousands of other stories. I would love to read a lot more about him, and I'd be THRILLED if SK ever decided to write a novel with him as the main character!
Does anyone else have a peripheral character who has caught their attention in the way that Harry has done for me?
Just finished reading the Who is your favourite King character? thread, and it made me wonder about the many wonderful characters who drift onto the pages of a King novel and only stay for a short time before drifting away again, but they manage to create a very strong impression and leave us wanting to know a lot more about them. (This is something that King does so well, in my opinion - creating characters who paint their personalities so vividly upon the page and hold you spellbound as soon as they appear, even though they are only with us for a few short paragraphs.)
There are so many to choose from, but if I had to pick a favourite it would probably be Harry Dunning, the poor old janitor from 11/22/63. Everything about this man - from his gentleness in the face of the kids' mockery to the incredible story of how he survived when his father murdered the rest of the family - has made him stand out larger in my mind than the central characters of thousands of other stories. I would love to read a lot more about him, and I'd be THRILLED if SK ever decided to write a novel with him as the main character!
Does anyone else have a peripheral character who has caught their attention in the way that Harry has done for me?