Characters with J (meme)

[herumtreiber]

My good friend intimisky gave me the letter 'J'


1. Post the names of five fictional characters whose names begin with that letter, and your thoughts on each. The characters can be from books, movies, or TV shows.
2. If you want me to give you a letter, say so.


My favorite characters whose names begin with J:

Joan of Arc

In the middle of the longest war in Western history, France is on its knees; the countryside ravaged and Paris occupied. The English king has been crowned in Paris. What powerful nobleman will save the country?

In a historical twist that is the stuff of legends, it is a peasant girl who will rise to the occasion. Armed with her faith and visions, Joan of Arc leads an army that raises the siege of Orléans and inspires her countrymen. Her figure shines through the centuries.

Jacob Black

He's passionate, intense and resourceful. He's stubborn, determined to win his love. At first I hoped Bella would choose him, but I soon came to realize she wouldn't. Bella has all the depth of a puddle of rain after a five-minute drizzle.

Doesn't matter though, it's far, far more interesting to write about Edward and Jake getting together. Plotting ways to do Bella in doesn't hurt. At all.

James T. Kirk

The effects may be cheesy but I love the interactions of Kirk, Spock and McCoy in Star Trek:TOS.  Spock being taunted by McCoy and behaving all logical while Jim gallivants off to smooch the lady in turn. Star Trek had some episodes written by great sci-fi authors like Harlan Ellison and Theodore Sturgeon  And Kirk/Spock is the original slash couple too.

Jean Valjean

The central figure of The Miserables. The man who goes to jail for stealing a loaf of bread, who is flawed and will later rescue and raise Cosette. The ending of this book is quite sad, not only because of Valjean's suffering, but also because the story ended. I was so immersed in the universe Victor Hugo wrote about, I wanted the book to go on and on.

Lady Jessica

In Dune, the sun is your enemy and the moons, your friends. This is an inhospitable planet where the sandstorms can scour the flesh off your body and the gigantic sandworms rise up from the deep.

After her lover, Duke Leto, is betrayed and the evil Harkonnens occupy Dune, Jessica flees into the desert with her son, Paul Atreides. She is a very capable woman who is armed with her Bene Gesserit education. Their fight for survival lies at the centerpiece of Frank Herbert's majestic novel.

Comments

[jeri-1116.livejournal.com]

Love what you say about Jakey boy. Best response evah!

[herumtreiber.livejournal.com]

Yep, Jake deserves a whole lot of lovin'. Enter Edward :)

[twilight-tones.livejournal.com]

Props for Jean Valjean. =D the ultimate man

[herumtreiber.livejournal.com]

Jean Valjean is great. Loved the part where the nun lies to Javert to save him.

[intimisky.livejournal.com]

No podrías haber elegido mejores exponentes para esta letra. Honestamente al que no conozco más que por referencias es a Jacob, pero creo que empezaré a saber de él, ahora que vi has posteado un cross-over ^^

Lady Jessica es la imagen de la mujer que se sobrepone a la calamidad y exige de los suyos idéntica entrega y reacción. Podría ponerme a parlotear sobre todos ellos, pero mejor no =D

Es un placer entrar a tu Lj cada vez y reencontrarse con amigos como estos.

[herumtreiber.livejournal.com]

Estos personajes son muy interesantes, cada uno es un héroe o heroína con fallas, pero estas los hacen más asequibles, más cercanos.

Este... el cross-over de Jacob, ehm.... Tiene que ver algo con lolcats y el primero de abril (y el canalizar a Sirius y los gemelos) ツ

Jessica es muy humana, enérgica y competente, desde la primera escena donde permite que la Reverenda Madre examine a Paul con el gom jabbar hasta la última línea de Dune, donde le dice a Chani que la historia las considerará como esposas.

¡Muchas gracias!