I totally am a huge movie and TV person and I can relate with fictional characters more than I can with real people (mostly because I can't find a way to relate to a lot of "regular" people in my school). Here are my fictional characters whom I can relate with:
1: Susan Foreman (Doctor Who)
Susan is the first of many characters to whom I can relate with. In this story (which was the first episode of Doctor Who ever made in 1963) we can see that Susan has an incredible spacial memory, is very intelligent, and is unusually curious about science and history. She cannot, however, fit in with her classmates because of how different she is from the rest of them. At one point in the episode when her teachers make it into the TARDIS after making it past Susan's grandfather (The First Doctor), she tells them that she was "Born in another time, another place." It is also stated in the pilot episode that she was born in the 49th century. I can relate with Susan in three ways; 1: I lived a very different life in homeschool for 8 years after my horrible experience in first grade and was raised by my family instead of technology.
2: I am very mature, creative, and intelligent in my classes as well as obedient to my teachers (who are like a second family to me). 3: I have a socially hard time with the student body at my school since I can't fit in and because I am socially awkward.
2: Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands)
The next character I can relate with is Edward Scissorhands, one of Tim Burton's most beloved characters. Edward is an artificially created human with a child like mind and great love for the people he cares about, he is also quite a creative individual who can take a hedge and make something wonderful out of it. He does have sensitive emotions though and they can be set off very easily. When I first saw the movie I nearly cried because of how much Edward's character reminded me so much of how I behave and act as an autistic person, I was incredibly moved. I relate to him in these ways; 1: we both were home schooled for most of our lives.
2: We both love our family members very much and support and look out for them. 3: we both have childhood innocence which has never worn off.
3: Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein)
As a followup to Edward, who better for a mildly autistic person to relate with than the classic movie monster. He was the original monster that came onto the screens back in 1931, and everyone was horrified at the time when he first gave his debut on screen. This guy is another character who I can relate with for very calm and simple reasons; 1: We both rarely show emotion most of the time. 2: We both can come across as intimidating to others. 3: We both just want to be accepted and liked by people, but we have personal matters that put a brake on it.
4: Raymond Babbitt (Rain Man)
The man who can calculate and remember things off the top of his head: Raymond Babbitt. He and I have a few things in common too (even though I am not as severely affected by autism as he was). This character inherited a huge fortune from his father when he died, along with a cool looking 40's Buick Roadmaster. He is thought at first by his brother Charlie to be a hangover and a bit of a shnook when it comes to trying to get out to California on time, but through the course of the film he finds that his brother is an interesting and special person. I can relate with him like this;
1: He and I both have incredible spacial memories (He can remember cars and recite plays, I memorised the entire Disneyland Park when my family went for spring break of 2012). 2: He and I both like everything to be neatly organized and cleaned, and to stay on schedule as well as follow rules and regulations to perfection. 3: We both can have breakdowns sometimes (he throws a fit, I can get angered very easily).
5: Derpy Hooves (My Little Pony)
Yes, you guessed it, I am a very big fan of MLP as well. The world of Equestria along with it's colorful ponies and their brighter more vibrant personalities appeals to my mind in ways that no other TV show universe has done. Derpy and I also have ways of relating to each other, and we are very much alike. (Side Note: You might be wondering why I like Derpy for being the person that I am, but I really like Derpy; I think that she is the one character out of all of them that serves as a good representation and banner for people like me to express ourselves with...DERPIES UNITE!) Anyhoo, we relate like this; 1: Derpy and I both experience the world differently. 2: We both are optimistic, bubbly, and sort of clumsy in our own ways. 3: Strangely, everyone seems to know our names even if we aren't their friends.
6: Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
Wrapping up my list is the most eccentric and creative businessman that I think most of us will ever meet: Willy Wonka Himself. He is the man who created everything from the Wonka Bar to the Everlasting Gobstopper, as well as a factory with a world of "Pure Imagination" within it. When he started reaching old age he decided to send out five golden tickets to see if their would be any child innocent and selfless enough to run his factory after he would leave and eventually die, he was also a very kind, creative, wonderful, and weird man to Charlie (I do not believe the bad things that people say about him to make that clear!). I relate with him like this; 1: We are both exceedingly creative and imaginative.
2: We both like very colorful, bright, and cheerful things as well as a few darker things. 3: We both are pretty odd and eccentric compared to other people.
This concludes my list...
Also, stories help me a lot - I pay attention the symbolism and its significance for my life, and I think of the life journeys the characters have had to go through - often they are quite difficult, so it provides me inspiration some times (even though it's fiction). It's also interesting seeing what our interest in the fictional characters says about us! I'll give an example that only people who have read DragonLance would understand, but it's on my mind so here it goes: when reading those books as a teenager, I found a certain character, Laurana, to be nothing highly annoying. Then as an adult, looking back, I realized she has become my favorite character - I relate to her journey. The characters I used to like are no longer the ones I relate to. I guess it's the lack of actual real relationships that drives this - we still have the need to relate, even if it isn't possible so much in real life!
