My Favorite Character In The Book

A rendition of The Little Mermaid called My Love My Love the Peasant Girl contains many interesting characters. Having them in, the island which appears in this book must be very magical place. There is an invisible border between rich and poor and they do not tend to contact to each other. The story mainly focuses on the poor (peasant) side and draws the main character Desiree's (Ti Moune) story which is about her love with Daniel who is a rich side guy. There are Ti Moune, Daniel, Tonton, Mama Euralie, Agwe, Asaka, Papa Ge, Erzulie... and other characters. Among them, I would say my favorite one is Tonton Julian. 
Tonton Julian is an adoptive father of Ti Moune and also a peasant. There are several reasons why I like him. First, he is going to be my role in the musical. Thus, he surely is one that I know the best and one that I have to love as a character. 
Secondly, I feel like he and I have a few things in common. On page 27, it says, "Men like Tonton Julian were absent. They met instead outside of huts to talk, to complain, to drink rum and shout of their grievances to each other". I was so surprised that he acts just like me. To talk, to complain, and to drink (for me it will be orange juice) are the things that I always do when I want to dissolve my stressful life. When I felt something in common with the fictional character, I think it is natural to like the character more. 
Lastly, he is not only a very protective and loving father but also a funny and friendly husband. On page 34, it says "Tonton Julian, seeing the fearful faces around him, the begging eyes of his little gem, shrugged". I think it shows his caring about his gem-like daughter. When she said she wants to make the strange guy who she likes on her mat, he was worried about her being in danger but because he loves his daughter so much, he could not just reject her wish and her begging eyes. On page 36, he says to Mama Euralie, laughed, "Now we are asked to pray for sun, when what we must have to survive is rain. It's in this way men participate in their own doom". I felt like he was the only character who makes some jokes. This characteristic is what I like the most about him. He is funny and makes boring reading into a little bit entertaining. He is teasing and funny especially to his wife. For example, on page 63, he says "Real joy only comes in the future", when Mama Euralie said "But what joy can come from her [Desiree] hopeless dreams?" with a little anxiety. His teasing answer drew her angry but being teaseful is his own feature. 
Tonton Julian seemed very strict at first, but as I read the book, I found that he was actually a very soft, caring, frank, and cute in some ways. He is an essential character in this book and therefore he would be my favorite character.