Peter Vik
What a great question! You asked for one, but I am going to make bold and give three because they are neck and neck.
1. Curdie and Princess Irene, from George MacDonald's "Princess and the Goblin," and "Princess and Curdie." My own girl Hope is partly inspired by Irene, and also by her magical grandmother. Curdie and Irene have a sweet, pure and simple love that carries them through many trials.
2. Amy Dorrit and Arthur Clennam from Charles Dickens' "Little Dorrit." Their relationship is part of the inspiration for the romantic elements in Hope. Amy and Arthur are genuinely good people who live lives of integrity when the world around them has none. I was so happy they were able to find peace and happiness together in the end.
3. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark from Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy. I had written Hope before I read this, so there was no inspiration for my writing here, but I really love them as a couple. Katniss is dark and complex. She is no shining moral figure, but I like her. She's tough and tenacious. Peeta is one of my favorite literary characters. Which is funny because I mostly only read books that have been around at least 50 years. Peeta's love for Katniss in these novels is a model for how every man should treat the woman he loves.
1. Curdie and Princess Irene, from George MacDonald's "Princess and the Goblin," and "Princess and Curdie." My own girl Hope is partly inspired by Irene, and also by her magical grandmother. Curdie and Irene have a sweet, pure and simple love that carries them through many trials.
2. Amy Dorrit and Arthur Clennam from Charles Dickens' "Little Dorrit." Their relationship is part of the inspiration for the romantic elements in Hope. Amy and Arthur are genuinely good people who live lives of integrity when the world around them has none. I was so happy they were able to find peace and happiness together in the end.
3. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark from Suzanne Collins' "Hunger Games" trilogy. I had written Hope before I read this, so there was no inspiration for my writing here, but I really love them as a couple. Katniss is dark and complex. She is no shining moral figure, but I like her. She's tough and tenacious. Peeta is one of my favorite literary characters. Which is funny because I mostly only read books that have been around at least 50 years. Peeta's love for Katniss in these novels is a model for how every man should treat the woman he loves.
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Feb 08, 2017 06:20PM