Will a value live perpetually when there's no reference to it?

Question

Suppose the following minimal code:

#include 
char character = \'c\';
int main (void)
{
    char character = \'b\';
    printf(\"The current value         


        

Answer 1

Complement to the other answers:

Try this and you'll understand:

#include 

char character = 'c';

void Check()
{
  printf("Check: c = %c\n", character);
}

int main(void)
{
  char character = 'b';
  printf("The current value of head is %c\n", character);
  Check();
}