In order to think deeply about how to create an interesting and captivating character, it is useful to recognize the aspects of a character you already find interesting or captivating. To do As an 1. 2.
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5. Model:
Pick ONE character from a favorite story. This can be from a book, movie, TV show, video game, etc. Essentially, anything that has a narrative will have characters.
Write down ONE way this character is SIMILAR to another character or characters. Write down THREE ways this character is DIFFERENT from another character or characters.
This character should make you want to root FOR or AGAINST them... in other words, you should wish to see them succeed or wish to see them fail. Which one is it for this character?
WHY do you feel this way? What is it about this character prompts this feeling in you?
so, we need to look at a character and start to figure out what makes them... well, them. individual, complete the following steps:
1. Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird.
2. As a father, Atticus is fairly generic: he is stern yet supportive to his family.
3. As a white male in the 1930s South, Atticus was different from his peers in several ways:
a. He recognized the racism of his time and actively argued against it;
b. He knew the risks that this presented to his family, yet his integrity required he do
so anyway;
c. His wit and oratory are superlative... his words were genuinely enjoyable to read.
4. I root for Atticus.
5. I’m drawn to characters that do the hard thing when they know it’s right. Throughout the
novel, Atticus proves that he sees the world as it is, and while the easy thing would be to go along with the status quo, he instead uses the tools he has at his disposal to make the world just a little bit better of a place. The fact that he does this despite being at great personal risk makes this all the more remarkable.