Character Study

Character Study
Choose a main character in your memoir (you can include yourself) using words, paint a word portrait of him or her. Write about any of the following: interests, relationships with other characters, personality, problems that face him or her, and or anything else that you think will help your reader understand that character better. To help you get the information you need, first fill out a chart like the one that follows.  A character study is written in third person; you are the author who knows everything about the character. Think about sentence fluency as you write. Read your character study aloud to make sure it reads smoothly and that it sounds good.

What does this character look like? How old is he/she? What is his/her name?

 

Give examples of this character's speech/words.

 

Give examples of this character's thoughts.

 

Give examples of this character's actions.

 

How do other characters view this characters?

 

What does this character do for fun or for personal interest?

 

What would this character want if he/she could have anything in the world?

 

What are the relationships to other characters that this character has?  

Original source: Written by Dawn Hogue

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