tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post1999153530028846045..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Minor Characters You Rememberpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-75597376847560278362014-02-25T14:34:55.738-05:002014-02-25T14:34:55.738-05:00Peter Ortiz as Captain St. Jacques in John Wayne&#...Peter Ortiz as Captain St. Jacques in John Wayne's Rio Grande. The guy was the essence of dashing and wore an eye patch to boot. Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-90151237509504500692014-02-24T22:32:26.535-05:002014-02-24T22:32:26.535-05:00I suppose he is not really a minor character, but ...I suppose he is not really a minor character, but Enoch Emery in Wise Blood is a most memorable fellow. Who cannot fall in love with such a sad, lonely misfit? Perhaps, Patti and others, you can think of someone more memorable in Wise Blood, but for me it will always be the unhappy Enoch.<br /><br />BTW, Patti and others, in a related topic, I invite you to weigh on my blog's topic -- the worst book you ever received as a gift. I bet you cannot top mine.R.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13220814349193561823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-83039261593788919802014-02-24T17:43:05.176-05:002014-02-24T17:43:05.176-05:00Great blog post, Patti. Thank you for the blog lin...Great blog post, Patti. Thank you for the blog link. Cracked Rearview Mirrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00138550358317711522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33285884727810043932014-02-24T14:19:01.632-05:002014-02-24T14:19:01.632-05:00Ellen James is a great example. She was the one wh...Ellen James is a great example. She was the one whose tongue was ripped out, right?<br />Yes, tortured souls get my vote. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25314172104617144482014-02-24T14:17:40.797-05:002014-02-24T14:17:40.797-05:00I always liked the character of John Henry West in...I always liked the character of John Henry West in A MEMBER OF THE WEDDING. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13424922738843703492014-02-24T14:16:18.357-05:002014-02-24T14:16:18.357-05:00Here is a nice piece by Ed Lynskey on some of his ...Here is a nice piece by Ed Lynskey on some of his favorite minor characters. https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/3677979-a-few-unforgettable-minor-characters-i-ve-read-or-watchedpattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56523804814367450612014-02-24T13:55:20.748-05:002014-02-24T13:55:20.748-05:00P.G. Wodehouse was a master of memorable small cha...P.G. Wodehouse was a master of memorable small characters. I hardly know where to start: "Catsmeat" Potter-Pirbright, Stilton Cheesewright, the fascist Spode, etc. Gosh, and then there's Dickens. My favorite non-main character of all time might be Malcolm from Shakespeare's Macbeth. He's sort of my dream man.Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3125244926634349602014-02-24T12:21:04.718-05:002014-02-24T12:21:04.718-05:00(Embarrassing typos in the previous comment)
Boo ...(Embarrassing typos in the previous comment)<br /><br />Boo Radley and the boy next door to the Finches in <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i><br /><br />Ellen James in <i>The World According to Garp</i><br /><br />Melony in <i>The Cider House Rules</i><br /><br />Pretty much any character who is the outsider, misfit, or misunderstood one is the one I will notice and the one who will stay with me more than the protagonist.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-40477142213874713042014-02-24T12:18:25.301-05:002014-02-24T12:18:25.301-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24144630218561498542014-02-24T11:57:42.732-05:002014-02-24T11:57:42.732-05:00Some of the minor characters in the Harry Potter s...Some of the minor characters in the Harry Potter series were extremely cool.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-76185173015454162312014-02-24T11:36:00.850-05:002014-02-24T11:36:00.850-05:00Good point, Prashant. I guess the books of our chi...Good point, Prashant. I guess the books of our childhood stay with us. Also series minor characters. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-88253710098326211782014-02-24T10:59:40.346-05:002014-02-24T10:59:40.346-05:00Patti, I remember every secondary and minor charac...Patti, I remember every secondary and minor character in The Hardy Boys. These would include all of Frank and Joe Hardy's friends. HB initiated me into reading, maybe that's why it has stayed with me.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9481212523363434672014-02-24T10:52:08.533-05:002014-02-24T10:52:08.533-05:00I thought of you when I wrote it, Al.
Glad the bo...I thought of you when I wrote it, Al. <br />Glad the book is still being read and that people still dream about a better life for themselves. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33816976060700124342014-02-24T10:47:57.427-05:002014-02-24T10:47:57.427-05:00No doubt we remember minor characters from movies ...No doubt we remember minor characters from movies more easily because we have a face to put on them. A picture's worth a thousand words sort of thing.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26464884399580488882014-02-24T10:32:03.528-05:002014-02-24T10:32:03.528-05:00There were several minor characters (including a g...There were several minor characters (including a girl named Janey) in LONESOME DOVE that made a big impression on me.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45837793466304814042014-02-24T09:28:37.632-05:002014-02-24T09:28:37.632-05:00When I first saw EASY RIDER, I was struck by a min...When I first saw EASY RIDER, I was struck by a minor character who I later learned was Jack Nicholson. Same thing happened when I saw THELMA & LOUISE: Brad Pitt just jumped off the screen for me.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-33314347991315661132014-02-24T09:17:38.279-05:002014-02-24T09:17:38.279-05:00Patti, here at NPL we periodically get queries fro...Patti, here at NPL we periodically get queries from people who want to get hold of the book the the boy was looking at, and we have to explain that it is fictitious. It happened again a week or two ago.<br /><br />John Irving and Saul Bellow are good for those minor characters. In HUMBOLDT'S GIFT there is a hilarious character named Menashe Klinger, who is an ex-boxer and aspiring operatic tenor.Al Tuchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47205861209534582452014-02-24T08:11:19.439-05:002014-02-24T08:11:19.439-05:00Patti - Now, that's an interesting question! T...Patti - Now, that's an interesting question! There've been several characters I remember who weren't protagonists (or antagonists) but were still memorable. Lois (from Megan's <i>Die a Little</i> is quite memorable to me - so well-crafted. There are others, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com