March 22, 2006

Top 5 Celebrity Death-Match-Ups, Literary Edition

i recently saw a performance of Macbeth and it occurred to me that, had Macduff really been borne of a woman, Macbeth would have beat the tar out of him. This led me to wonder what may happen if other famous literary characters were to duke it out in a cage fight to the death.

BATTLE OF THE SENIOR DISCOUNT:
Moby Dick's Captain Ahab vs. Ebenezer Scrooge
Winner- Ahab, all the way. Scrooge may be mean, but the Cap'n is downright gnarly.


BATTLE OF THE FAMILY ISSUES:
Grapes of Wrath's Tom Joad vs. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Winner- After a good match, Tom Joad prevails. Hamlet eventually succumbs to emotional angst and can't focus on the fight at hand.


BATTLE OF THE MOOD SWING:
Stephen King's Carrie White vs. Lady Macbeth
Winner: Just take a minute to consider how awesome a spectacle this would be. Carrie may be telekinetic, but Lady M can call on the powers of Darkness, plus she's NUTS. After a long, fierce battle, Lady Macbeth has the most blood on her hands.


BATTLE FOR SPRING BREAK:
Catcher in the Rye's Holden Caufield vs. Huckleberry Finn

Winner: Holden is aces and has issues with violence. Huck's just a good ol' boy. i'm sure his body would surface down river eventually.

BATTLE OF THE BEST DRESSED:
Scarlett O'Hara vs. Blanche DuBois, from
A Streetcar Named Desire
Winner: My money's on Scarlett. You don't mess with the Irish, even when they're wearing corsets.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

while hamlet maybe a little too emo, keep in mind that he does know how to use a SWORD. i predict he'd stab the okie in the heart within two seconds of the fight.

Holden Caufield isn't going to let any "typical bastard" take him down. Word.

12:44 PM  
Blogger Winter & Jason said...

cathy ames from East of Eden vs. any other wicked woman of lit = cathy kicks ass with satan on her side.

3:07 PM  
Blogger Winter & Jason said...

ps. BEST. TOP 5. EVER.

3:08 PM  
Anonymous travbo said...

Battle of Drunken Madmen...
Hank Chinaski (charles bukowski's alter ego) v. Dr. Gonzo (Hunter S. Thompson's alter ego)
winner: i'm taking chinaski, he's been in more real fights. plus he drinks whiskey. Although to his credit, Gonzo would be so hopped up on a multitude of different substances, it would take an army to bring him down.
final outcome: destruction of our society as we now know it. plus a two really kickass memoirs.

3:28 PM  

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