If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?
If I could be a character from a book or film, I wouldn’t choose a sword-wielding hero, a spell-casting wizard, or even a glittering vampire (although the glitter is tempting). No, I’d choose something far more underrated, more poetic, and definitely more original: the bookmark.
Yes, you heard me right. Not the protagonist, not the sidekick, not even the villain. I’d be the humble little thing that quietly holds your place in someone else’s story.
Why, you ask?
Because while heroes make mistakes and villains get vanquished, a bookmark never forgets where you left off. That’s loyalty. That’s memory. That’s underrated genius.
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some are simply stuck between Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 for eternity.”
The bookmark travels with everyone. It has peeked into romance in one book, flown with dragons in another, and wept through tragic endings in yet another. It doesn’t pick sides. It just… stays.
It doesn’t boast like Sherlock, brood like Batman, or sparkle like Edward. It doesn’t have a sword like Aragorn or sarcasm like Elizabeth Bennet. But it’s present in every story. Always patient. Always ready. Never jealous when replaced by a movie ticket or a boarding pass.
I imagine myself as a slightly snarky bookmark, with a quote printed on me that reads:
“I may be thin, but I hold your world together.”
See? Bookmarks are the therapists of the literary world. Quiet, supportive, often overlooked—until they go missing. And isn’t that the truth about most great things in life?
And if I were in a film? I’d be that character who’s always in the background—listening, watching, occasionally raising an eyebrow or sipping tea at the perfect comic moment. Not everyone notices me, but when they do, I’m unforgettable. I’d be the Stanley cameo in everyone’s movie—brief, unexpected, and iconic.
But if you’re still unconvinced and yearning for something more human, perhaps I’d be Amélie Poulain from Amélie. A whimsical soul who finds joy in the little things—like cracking the top of a crème brûlée or returning a lost childhood treasure. Her life isn’t big or loud, but it’s meaningful. That’s the dream, isn’t it?
“Without you, today’s emotions would be the scurf of yesterday’s.” – Amélie
So, who would you be, really? Not the character you want the world to see. Not the glittery, filtered version. But the quiet truth. The bookmark? The post-it on someone’s fridge? The unexpected laugh in a serious scene?
Because maybe the best characters are the ones that don’t fight dragons but remind others where they left their courage.
A Thought to Ponder: In a world obsessed with main characters, perhaps the bravest choice is to be the one that helps others find their way back to their story.
Now tell me—who would you be?
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