Gordie is the protagonist. We see the events through his eyes. as you can see from these responses, most people are saying Gordie. Its only natural.
Take most ANY film you're gonna relate most to the person telling a first-hand account.

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For me.Vern.
To a 'T'.

"I don't like alarms, Mr. White."

I was a Vern. The fat kid who took all the insults on the chin so he could be a part of the group.

I'm definitely the Gordie of my group - misunderstood, not very confident or outgoing but introverted (in the Myers-Briggs sense), pensive and passionate about writing.
One of my best friends growing up reminded me so much of Teddy. Crazy kid who had some family issues in his childhood and it showed in his teenage years. He was also, like Teddy, the most "militaristic" of our group.
We even had a Vern - fat, nerdy kid who we always picked on. As we were reading
Lord of the Flies
in school, the poor guy also became our "Piggy".
Lastly, my best friend from childhood to this day is like if you took Chris and also made him the comedian of the group, in addition to being the more peaceful and kind-hearted leader.

I'm mostly a Teddy/Gordie mix. I'm outgoing, sarcastic and come from a military family like Teddy. I'm a writer and I can be sensitive like Gordie. There's a little Vern in there too, being naive and lacking some common sense.
I would say I'm the most like Teddy. I'm weird and I don't care.
I think it's hard to be a Chris. He was a perfect leader type. I think he's the type of person we look up to and try be. It's rare we meet one. I certainly haven't but many have some of his traits.

Gordie because I can be on the shy side, I'm creative and full of imagination haha. And I want to be a writer, so there's that.
Chris because I'm the usually the voice of reason/peacekeeper.
I watched this movie for the first time when I was 14. My nickname is Addie but back then I spelled it "Addy" and I remember changing it to an "ie" at the end because of Gordie's name haha.
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Gordie with a bit of Vern.

Gordie. Without a doubt. I identify with him.

Between Gordie and Vern. I'm shy, afraid, smart, and sometimes brave.
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i have given this some serious thought. watching this movie growing up i always thought i was the main character of course. having watched it recently i have to admit, its Verne.
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A mix between Teddie and Chris
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I'm most like Gordie, no doubt. A slight touch of Chris (leadership qualities), a bit of Vern (innocent humour), and not much of Teddy to speak of.
That's one of the strengths of the film, though. The characters are so well-drawn from real life that everyone can see a bit of themselves or someone they know in each of them.
Growing up in a small country town (as I did), my friends and I WERE those kids. Camping out, going on adventures, feeling misunderstood by out parents, dealing with older/tougher/dumber kids, it was all there.
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I was a combination of Gordie and Vern. I was shy, bookish, sensitive, etc. but I was also a scaredy cat and pudgy. I wasn't as feeble minded as him, but certainly as much of a wuss lol.
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I agree with you on Gordie. When I was younger, he was everything I was. I think today as I am a 30 year old male, I still familiarize with the Gordie character amongst not only in my social group, but family and my work environment as well.
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Gordie's creativity and bookworm, Vern's naivette, and Teddy's volatility, tho' I oddly have had exactly two Chrises in my life.

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gordie. I love writing and i have lot of imagination. But as far as i can remember, i was Always writing stories in my notebooks.
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I wish I could say I was most like Chris, but realistically I'm kind of if Gordie's personality had a baby with Vern's. Calm and creative, but sometimes lacking common sense.

Definitely Gordie, I always relate to him.

i identified a lot with teddy. im reckless and angry and people think im strange. its actually rare for me to identify with someone this much. i find it easier to relate to kids though, haha. but whatever. i think one of the great things about this movie is how everyone can relate to at least one of the kids. nice thread good stuff.

Why would you care.
But, this wasn't really a question, was it?
Perhaps the OP just wants to reach out for some sense of community.

Gordie, all the way. Introspective, sensitive, bookish.