Which Stephen King Character...

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blunthead

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...who would you be?
or
....who do you feel most akin to?
or
.....who do you most closely associate with or feel for?
So, the answer can amount to one, two, or three characters...

Who would I be... (Not Paul Sheldon.) Stuart Redman, who being thrown into the unknown by no plan of his own was called upon to learn how best to fight instead of run.

Who do I feel most akin to... Stephen King in Song of Susannah, and I'm not sure why.

Who do I most closely associate with or feel for... (I think "associate to" is the question because it's most synonymous with "feel for".) I feel for Johnny Edward Marinville. Again, I'm not sure why, except that he's an old rocker who gets a second chance at being a true hero, accepts the challenge and succeeds.

I'd like to associate with (so far) Roland Deschain, Stu Redman, Mike Noonan, Jake, Oy, Johnny Smith, Peter (son of Roland King of Delain), Andy Dufresne, Ellis "Red" Redding, Edgar Freemantle, Jerome Wireman, Ben Mears, Barbie Barbara, Julia Shumway and her dog Horace, and Stephen King.
 

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I'm only going to answer the part about the character I "feel for" most. There are so many of King's characters that have made me emotional, but maybe the most relatable one to me is Clay from "Cell"...the part where:
the very end, last scene. Where he wants Johnny (his son) "back" and knows that trying to "fix" him may cause terrible harm, even death, but he takes that chance. Oh, that ending about killed me. I'm tearing up just typing this comment.

That isn't even on my list of favorite SK books, but those characters/that scene will haunt me forever.
 

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Hmmm ...

Probably some weird hybrid of Larry Underwood and Lloyd Henreid.

Apt to decide very badly ... but loyal to a fault.
 
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I have always felt a closeness to Carrie White, as I was bullied for all 4 years of high school and also suffered an incident in the gym showers somewhat akin to Carrie being pelted with tampons (though in my case it was a tad more nasty). I don't need to go into details though.
(I can't believe I actually just wrote this and hit "post." I've never told anyone about this).
Wow. You survived your high school bullies and seem to be a compassionate, thinking person. It's dealing with the strife that shapes our psyches, more than the good times. I have spent my life knocking the chip from bullies shoulders, metaphorically speaking. It has not served me well as most of the bullies I stand up to are people who can fire me. It makes for a bit of an unsecure life but, at the end of the day, I feel comfortable in my skin. All the best, mal
 

Pucker

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I'm probably Jim Gardener in many ways. Not an alcoholic, though.

Yeah ... that's what we all say! :upside:

Seriously, though ... you ain't a poet by any chance, are you Doc?

I considered Gard myself when I was answering this question. He's a bit more of a one-note idealist than I am, but I recognize well enough how he answers someone else's "call" for help when he's the one who really needs it. That's another thing we do. That, and Gard just doesn't get enough love arond here, it seems to me.

Oh ... and if you are a poet ... I hope you're a better one than I turned out to be. :cool2:
 

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Great observations; you nailed that one. I am a writer and, yes, I've written some poetry ("more in the breach than in the observance") but my poetry tends to get very sentimental very quickly. There are a few nuggets that I'm proud of but mostly just strong emotions that end up just that: gushing emotions. Gard is, among other things, a loyal friend. I relate to this. I think his life was floundering and he needed Bobbi as much as she needed him. I relate to that in some ways. I have a strong faith and I'm a Christian, so, I suppose I empathize with a person like Gard who has made many mistakes, many bad choices. You probably said it better...that was a prescient observation, Pucker, ha ha.

I'm certain my poetry doesn't hold a candle to yours. By the way, not sure if you picked up on the quote I gave from A Midsummer Night's Dream in another thread but that was a nod to your name. I didn't know if it was Shakespeare inspired or not.
 

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It's scary and it's scary in the book as well when he can here the floorboard squeak upstairs. I think Mike Ryerson says something like," I'll see that you walk with dead ,teacher." I like the original Salem's Lot miniseries. Left turn Clyde.