For some time, I've seen these brilliant tags pop up on Instagram. Whether or not I'm tagged, I mull over many of them in my head. And I've decided they're just too good to keep there. So up they go on the blog, to see if I can get nods of agreement, and suggestions of more.
The questions are simple. Which fictional characters would you ask for help in the following situations? If you're keen to delve into my choices, you can follow the links to see where they come from. This time round, I haven't elaborated on any of them, as I hope they should speak for themselves. Here goes.
For help choosing an outfit
Diana Barry or Scarlett O'Hara
Someone to cheer you up
Ron Weasley, Pollyanna
You want to rob a bank
Count Fosco
Oops, you get caught. Who will help you out?
Atticus Finch
You need a book recommendation. Who will you ask?
Jo March, Matilda
You need dating advice
Mr George Knightley (but definitely not Emma Woodhouse)
You need help with studies
Hermione Granger
You're super sick and need someone to take care of you
Dr Gilbert Blythe
Bad guys are after you. Who will help you get rid of them?
Samwise Gamgee, Sam Weller, Neville Longbottom
You need a shoulder to cry on
Scorpius Malfoy, Alyosha Karamazov, Agnes Wickfield
So those are mine, and the natural question to follow is who would yours be? Please feel free to share them in the comments, or if you do a blog post of your own, leave us the link, as I'd love to read them. Have fun thinking.
I'm exactly the same!! Every bookstagram tag I see, I can't help but ponder my own answers! So I can't help but answer here, like a bee to honey!
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Hester Prynne - reppin' for all my scarlet letter wenches!
Someone to cheer you up
Mark Watney (The Martian) for his sarcastic humour, and Dorian Gray for a drinking buddy.
You want to rob a bank
Becky Sharp from Vanity Fair - I think she'd be down for it.
Oops, you get caught. Who will help you out?
Cersei Lannister, she's got a plan for all contingencies.
You need a book recommendation. Who will you ask?
Jane Eyre, or Raskolnikov from Crime & Punishment
You need dating advice
Jo March - she makes pragmatic decisions!
You need help with studies
Ishmael - he was such a nerd ;)
You're super sick and need someone to take care of you
Marmee March - she took such good care of Beth!
Bad guys are after you. Who will help you get rid of them?
Sherlock Holmes would outwit them, surely!
You need a shoulder to cry on
Dr Spielvogel (Portnoy's Complaint) - if he can put up with Alexander Portnoy's bullshit, he can certainly put up with mine!
This was so much fun - thank you!!!
I love your answers, Sheree 💕 Such a lot of awesome, strong women on the list. And yeah, Mark Watney could cheer anyone up over the long term, and Dorian Gray for a night, as you say. I like the thought of Hester Prynne for the outfit advice 😉 And I'm sure anyone would have to be a piece of cake for Dr Spielvogel 😂 If you enjoyed coming up with those answers as much as I enjoyed reading them, it must've been a blast.
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