Fictional characters and their new year's resolutions...

An American bookstore (Barnes and Noble) imagined New Year's resolutions for fictional characters...

When it comes to well-meaning New Year’s resolutions, actual people aren’t the only ones trying to improve themselves by vowing to join a gym or take a cooking class. This year we asked our favorite stars of the literary set what they planned to work on in 2015.

 

“Forget the whale, this is the year I find myself.” —Ahab (Moby Dick, by Herman Melville)

“I’m going to make an effort to meet some new people.” —Catherine Dollanganger (Flowers in the Attic, by V. C. Andrews)

“Eat healthier.” —Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl)

“This year I’m going to try and bug everyone less.” —Gregor Samsa (The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka)

“I’m finally going to open up a little practice in Hollywood.” —Dr. Moreau (The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H. G. Wells)

“Google the guy before I agree to marry him.” —Mrs. de Winter (Rebecca, byDaphne du Maurier)

“Get to the bottom of where ducks go in the wintertime.” —Holden Caulfield (The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger)

“I’m going vegetarian in 2015.” —Jurgis Rudkus (The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair)

“Punctuality.” —Godot (Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett)

“Become President of Key Club.” —Carrie (Carrie, by Stephen King)

“It’s time I got back out there into the dating pool.” —Miss Havisham (Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens)

“I’m finally going to read How to Win Friends and Influence People.” —Piggy (Lord of the Flies, by William Golding)

“Time to finish this scarf. I feel like I’ve been knitting this thing forever!” —Madame Defarge (A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens)

“Finally put all this Ikea furniture together.” —Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson)

 What other New Year’s resolutions do you imagine your favorite fictional characters having?