Open Thread: The Most American Character in Fiction?

Give Me Your Suggestions for Characters Who Best Exemplify American Traits

Others may chuckle at our comically high self-regard, but Americans tend to think of ourselves as embodying certain traits: individualism and self-reliance, optimism and practicality, ambition and inventiveness, resilience and adaptability, bravery and a sense—even if complicated, distorted, or ironic—of equality.

I mention this list because I was recent…