The Fictional Character You Most Closely Associate With?
 

And anyone who says Raskolnikov is a pretenious cunt, by the way.

That guy, you know the main character in the Perks of Being a Wallflower or Holden Caulfield.

The character of Raskolnikov himself is pretty much a pretentious cunt and marks the emergence of the fullest expression of the literary anti-hero. He foolishly thinks he can become this "overman" if he can successfully vanquish human emotion.
...although he experiences some sort of ill-defined "redemption" after his Siberian exile/confinement and reunion with Sonya (Sonia).

In the realm of Dostoevsky, I suppose I'll choose Prince Myshkin, "The Idiot" himself.

The main guy in "A Confederacy Of Dunces".

Note to Hollywood - if you even THINK of turning this into a film, I will come round and cut you. Cut you good.

Jocelyn Brooke in A Mine of Serpents.

Or Jesus.

Knowing Hollywood they will, just wait for the trailer next year, as you know they are talentless hacks, who can't hire good writers anymore, and must look at books.

Spider-Man
Wolverine
Butthead.

Iago

just kidding

David Bowman from Clarke/Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey...

http://www.answers.com/topic/david-bowman
The following is a possible etymology of the name David Bowman. The first name "David" is believed to point to the biblical David, who killed the much stronger Goliath through skill not power. The second name "Bowman" is assumed to be a reference to Ulysses, whose skill with the bow is often described in the Odyssey. Ulysses also blinded the one-eyed Polyphemus with a trick, as Bowman deactivates one- (camera-) eyed HAL 9000. Hence a potential reason for the name of the film: "2001 A Space Odyssey".
Another possibility is that the surname "Bowman" refers to Arjuna, one of the heroes of the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. Arjuna, a master archer and revered warrior, is granted cosmic vision by Lord Krishna thereby allowing Arjuna to see Krishna's awe-inspiring 'Universal Form'.
David Bowie had taken Bowman's name into account when deciding his stage name. He would later reference the title Space Odyssey in making his famous song, Space Oddity.
Another Bowman reference comes in Stanley Kubrick's last directed movie, Eyes Wide Shut. In a scene that represents SoHo, a sign on a building reads BOWMAN in bold letters.

More Porfiry Petrovich for me actually.

I've always seen you more as the unnamed narrator of Notes From the Underground.:D

A cross between Larry David and Roast Beef (www.achewood.com).

Naw, he's the law...haha...but Porfiry is ethical.

From Crime & Punishment (taking the piss on demonrail666)
I'll be (ideally)
Razumihin: (Vrazumihin; Dmitri Prokofitch) Old comrade of Raskolnikov at the University. Has known him a year and a half. "Good-humored and candid, extremely intelligent, thin, black haired and always badly shaved. Reputed to be of great physical strength. No failure distressed him."

I remember readin an essay that explained that Razumihin (or some root of the name) means "good friend" and "dependable and trustworthy" in Russian.

That may seem to be so as I am a bitter, underground basement-dweller haha...the narrator of that one is a smart guy, but he's a dick that doesn't exactly see the big picture. The walls have closed in on the Underground Man. In truth, he can see little but himself.
D is trying to show what happens to people's idealism as people grow older with their dreams unrealized in the nihilist character.

I'm no nihilist. But, yeah, there are still similarities. Everyone feels like they fallen through the cracks of our society at some time or another.

Johnny the Homicidal Maniac.

Increasingly see myself taking on certain worrying characteristics that might ultimately lead to Anna Karenin.

Note to self: Avoid train stations.

No way! Me too. And Superman. But Spider-Man and Wolverine have always been my favorites from Marvel.

Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons.

I hate to shake your slumber but the fullest expression of the
anti-hero is a Cheever character. Read Bullet Park for a current
updated anti-hero.

that's funny, because I was going to say HAL 9000.


my mind is going, I can feel it...

I've learned from experience not to associate with fictional characters, as it never works out well. It usually starts with me reaching out to that character and trying to establish some rapport. Then, it gets deeper, as I share more of my intimate thoughts. But after a while, I realize that I'm making all the effort in the relationship and getting nothing back. And then I realize why. It's because the character is fictional.

Seriously, though, I would probably say Winston Churchill.

I used to associate with the character Cameron from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Not sure who now, though.

Yeah, they kick ass.

We're not so different, you and I

Claire Fisher from Six Feet Under

Her life is far more interesting than mine though.

Patrick Bateman
Not really, im reading that at the moment though

Id say Red from The Naked and The dead

christian bales character in the machinist
.....im too skinny aannnd.umm.....i dont look healthy :P

detective mcnulty in "the wire" seasons 1-3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg_3ZSeHL4g

i've pissed off more bosses than i can count.

fuck the bosses!

besides, he reminds me a lot of my dark past

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbHEn7l3ZrM

Dostoevsky was an excellent writer because his characters were so human, and thus easy to relate to. I find it easy to relate to Wes Anderson characters too. Pretty much any character who is real and shows that they are fully flawed is pretty easy to relate to.

One character I will never be able to relate to is George Bailey. He was an ungrateful son of a bitch. If Capra wanted to make an anti-suicide movie, he should have shown someone with a ton of problems and not much going for them why they should live.

Gordon Lechance but no, neither my older brother or best friend are dead.

i always felt a bond to amory blaine (from f scott's this side of paradise). his confusion and trying to understand himself withing society, but to still be a pompous jerk. its very "me".
im sure that thre are many others, but he is the first one to pop into my head

Alice in Wonderland.

Probebly Daria....as bad as that sounds

:cool:

Joel from Eternal Sunshine

Will Ferrel Fer the lead I heard.

And me personally, I think I most like ... actully I don't think I've been properly represented in any wyrk of fiction.

Huck

xenu

ha ha ha ha ahahah aha

brilliant.