Okay, I'm one day too late with my answer but it's a difficult question somehow!
"Why do you love them" suggests that I could name more than one character - that's pretty good because I'd always had a problems with making decisions ... *gg*
I think my favorite character might be
Lestat de Lioncourt from
Anne Rice's "
The Vampire chronicles". You know, I got a thing for rebellious, romantic, tragic characters - and to find it combined in one is alsways rather addicting to me ...
I'd also felt very much attached to Ash Pelham-Martyn from
M. M. Kaye's "
The far pavillions". Although I can't remember exactly why anymore - reminds me I need to read it again!! :-)
And then of course there's
Scarlett O'Hara from
Margaret Mitchell's "
Gone with the wind" which I deeply admire because she's so independent and strong. I don't like her behaviour most of the time, but nevertheless she's the one female character in a book which I love despite all her faults.
And
Vivien Leigh was so fitting a choice, she has always embodied
Scarlett for me ...
... and as we're talking about GWTW - I don't know if I'd already told you but if anyone could find me a guy like
Clark Gable, I'll be forever grateful! *ggg*
PS. I don't know why I can't embed media anymore ... it just messes up my post and isn't displayed - strange! If anyone's got suggestions what the problem might be, please tell me! Thanks!