Character Connection: The Girls of St. Trinian's

Hello fellow book bloggers, long time no read. I've been completely terrible in my upkeep of my beloved blog lately, and feel the deepest sense of shame for it. I do however have some legit reason's for my absence. My sister's getting married, so I've been so busy helping out in that area. Which mean's I've had little time to really read, I have finished two books however and hope to put the review's up sometime soon. Until then, I decided to do Character Connection's hosted by The Introverted Reader. Now there's some sorta Halloween contest with the CC going on down there, featuring baddie's from thrillers and horror novels. Well I've never been much of a fan of those types of books, and I don't celebrate Halloween, and I'm not sure if she'll count this part of the contest (which is fine really) but I thought I would write about my favorite baddie's currently.

Don’t you just love larger-than-life characters? The ones who jump off the page
and grab you? Whether you love them or hate them, you can't be indifferent to
them.

I would love to know about the characters who just won’t leave
you! Most of you will probably post about how much you love (or loathe) each
character, but this is a great place for the more creative ones among you to let
go and have fun! Write yourself into a scene with Anne and Diana. Write a love
poem in elvish for Aragorn. Draw a picture of Harry obliterating Voldemort. The
possibilities are endless.

Be sure to post the book's title and author,
and be very careful not to give away spoilers while talking about how much you
love your characters.

They aren't your conventional baddie's, because well they aren't out for revenge, or world domination, or anything like that. They're just going to school like every other normal child. Or perhaps not quite. The girls of St. Trinian's are wild little hellion's who wouldn't bat an eye lid while pumbling their fellow calssmates with hockey sticks (and sometimes knives) and pulling pranks all around school, behavior which is not only condoned by the teachers and headmistress, but encouraged as well. The St. Trinian's were created by English artist and cartoonist Ronald Searle, in 1941, and are still popular today. I think the reason being is that for fans of dark humor like myself, it becomes even funnier in the hands of devious little schoolgirls. The cartoons where turned into feature films in the 1950's and remade in 2007. In the original cartoons the girls where not individualized and they didn't have names they were just one big straw hat wearing pack of trouble.

I am a big fan of the movies, the new ones as well they are funny and a great way to kill time. The main characters in the new movie's are catergorized into groups Chavs, Emo's, Posh Totty's, First Years, and Geeks. They are run by the head girl Kelly. They are fun, and cute, and pull some pranks, but I would have to say the original girls would call them ametuers.

The two that come the closest to their original counterparts though are the twin menace's Tara and Tania (in the picture far left and right)described as "Dolchester's answer to the Soprano's." They run the gambling, and make some dodgy alcohol that usually ends of making people pass out or worse die, and they unleash as much hell as possible. Basically the movie's are worth watching just for them. Anyway that pretty much ends my Character Connection. If you ever get the chance to get your hands on the St. Trinian original cartoon books, movies, and even the remake's don't hesitate to dip into their world.

Character Connection: Molly Gibson

Character Connection is hosted by The Introverted Reader.
We all have characters we love. Let's spotlight these fantastic creations! Whether you want to be friends with them or you have a full-blown crush on them, you know you love them and want everyone else to love them too!

Most of you will probably post about how much you love each character, but this is a great place for the more creative ones among you to let go and have fun! Write a love letter to Captain Wentworth. Write yourself into a scene with Anne and Diana. Draw a picture of yourself in Jamie's arms. The possibilities are endless.
Be sure to post the book's title and author, and be very careful not to give away spoilers while talking about how much you love your characters.

Molly Gibson From Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Having just completed this novel, I feel highly compelled to heap praise upon it's main character, loyal, lovable Molly Gibson. While most people would argue that Cynthia, her pretty, easily loved by many, step sister is a more interesting character I cannot help but disagree. There is a strong heroine inside Molly Gibson unlike many I have of yet read in classic fiction. While Molly does not posses the strong ready wit of Elizabeth Bennet, or the careless charm of Emma Woodhouse (excuse the overuse of Austen heroine comparisons but I have not read too many classics which I am trying to remedy >_<) she is fiercely loyal, and willing to do anything for the people she cares for, but she is not so passive that she does not argue against injustice and criticize people when they are clearly in the wrong. Here I think it is that I have grown to love young Molly Gibson, for her slowly revealed honest, and respectful strength against the trails in her life, and I'm sure if you take time to read "Wives and Daughters" you will discover exactly what I mean.

Character Connection: Tuppence Beresford

Character Connection is a lovely meme hosted by The Introverted Reader, where we can talk about our favorite characters.

"We all have characters we love. Let's spotlight these fantastic creations! Whether you want to be friends with them or you have a full-blown crush on them, you know you love them and want everyone else to love them too!

Most of you will probably post about how much you love each character, but this is a great place for the more creative ones among you to let go and have fun! Write a love letter to Captain Wentworth. Write yourself into a scene with Anne and Diana. Draw a picture of yourself in Jamie's arms. The possibilities are endless.

Be sure to post the book's title and author, and be very careful not to give away spoilers while talking about how much you love your characters."

My character connection is dedicated to Prudence "Tuppence" Crowley later Beresford. She is a detective created by Agatha Christie and first appears in the novel "The Secret Adversary".

"Tommy, old thing!"

"Tuppence, old bean!"

The two young people greeted each other affectionately, and momentarily blocked the Dover Street Tube exit in doing so. The adjective "old" was misleading. Their united ages would certainly not have totalled forty-five."

When we first meet Tuppence she is reuniting with her old friend Tommy. They are both down on their luck and don't know how they are going to make money to live on. That is until Tuppence comes up with a little plan.

"We've tried all the orthodox ways, yes. But suppose we try the unorthodox. Tommy, let's be adventurers!"

"Certainly," replied Tommy cheerfully. "How do we begin?"

"That's the difficulty. If we could make ourselves known, people might hire us to commit crimes for them."

"Delightful," commented Tommy. "Especially coming from a clergyman's daughter!"

Well they do go into business together, but not as criminals. :P They become amateur detectives instead.

I have to say one of the reasons Tuppence is one of my favorite characters is because of her adventurous spirit. She is a girl who likes to keep busy, a fearless go getter, who's always ready for excitement. She's clever and independent, and full of humor. I love reading about her and all the adventures she goes on. She is definitely a fictional role model of mine. :D

Character Connection (1)

Character Connection is a lovely weekly meme hosted by IntrovertedJen over at The Introverted Reader.

"We all have characters we love. Let's spotlight these fantastic creations! Whether you want to be friends with them or you have a full-blown crush on them, you know you love them and want everyone else to love them too!

Most of you will probably post about how much you love each character, but this is a great place for the more creative ones among you to let go and have fun! Write a love letter to Captain Wentworth. Write yourself into a scene with Anne and Diana. Draw a picture of yourself in Jamie's arms. The possibilities are endless.

Be sure to post the book's title and author, and be very careful not to give away spoilers while talking about how much you love your characters."

Alright for my first Character connection I pick the first Jane Austen character I related with: Emma Woodhouse!! I absolutely loved Emma from the 1st moment I started reading the book. She is such a lovely character, funny, caring, imaginative, and she makes tons of mistakes. She is a bit silly and doesn't know her own mind. She needs to be told off every once in a while, which always comes from the loving mouth of Mr. Knightley and her good friend Mrs. Weston. But those are only things that made me like her more, because it made her feel real, like she was a friend. Emma is my favorite Jane Austen novel, and also one of my favorite Jane Austen characters ever.
I know this is a late post, but better late then never I always say...a little too much. :) I hope to do more Character Connection posts in the future.