I understand your point, although I wonder if there are many more characters that are "top of the shelf" reference points for highly-principled artists... curio

I understand your point, although I wonder if there are many more characters that are "top of the shelf" reference points for highly-principled artists... curious who you would've preferred? [disclaimer: I have an undergraduate degree in English Literature, which doesn't mean ALL that much, tbh, but I've read a book or two.]