17 Fictional Characters Who Almost Definitely Can’t Read
Try to picture them holding a book. You can’t.
But that doesn't always include book smarts, or even basic reading skills. Which fictional characters are most likely functionally illiterate?
Gizmo
Reasoning: Some kind of animal; lives in a box.
Warner Bros.
Peter Pan
Reasoning: Kidnaps Wendy so she can read to the Lost Boys; lives in lawless, post-apocalyptic society.
Disney
Big Bird
Reasoning: Canonically five years old; suspended in state of perpetual partial-literacy to act as surrogate for pre-literate children learning to read at home.
Sesame Workshop
