Was there ever a literary character which inspired you enough that it reshaped who you were?

Was there ever a literary character which inspired you enough that it reshaped who you were?
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The Red Raider. (And I will shoot anyone that takes that seriously). There was a story about a kid that ran away from home and built a home inside of a tree that was read to us when I was very young and in school. It inspired my love of the outdoors and wandering in the woods. I just have never found the title to that book. Maybe My Side of the Mountain? I know wacked. But then again so am I.
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