So, the other day I was re-watching Pete's Dragon just for fun and I kept thinking, "Who is Nora reminding me of?" before I realized, "Of course! T!"
There is quite a similarity, in manner, expression, and even appearance, although T is much older than Nora. I thought this was interesting and amusing. I wondered if subconsciously this similarity may have played into the feeling of "rightness" I felt when I first interviewed T, and into the way I was able to attach fairly quickly.
I'm just curious if anyone else on here has noticed a similarity between your T and a favorite fictional character from your childhood? Or maybe just a similarity to someone you knew and liked in the past? Spill, I'm all ears!
One of my favorite books growing up (still is) was Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. I read it for the first time when I was 14 and have read it 19 times all the way through. I fell deeply in love with Aragorn when I read the book. He's portrayed a little differently in the book than in the movie (although I LOVED Viggo Mortenson in the role) in that he wasn't self-doubting at all. He was a very powerful, experienced and wise, a force in his own right and heir to an amazing heritage. His life was dedicated to overcoming Sauron as his marrying Arwen (whom he fell in love with when he was 20 and his heritage had just been revealed to him, he was 90 at the time of the LOTR) was contingent on him sitting on the thrones of the ancient realms of Arnor and Gondor. His moral compass was incredible and his whole being was dedicated to protecting those under his care. He was the archetypal hero King, deadly in battle, yet with healing in his hands and an amazing gentleness. I think in some ways, he became my ideal of what a man should be. 