Assist: How To Approach A Character Sketch
Assist: How To Approach A Character Sketch
Assist: How To Approach A Character Sketch
If analyzing a character, you can focus upon, how the person changes, his
or her attitude toward others, and role in the story. You can list the person's
likes and dislikes and how you feel about the character.
This is the next question to ask because it brings into account other
aspects of story writing such as setting and time. The answer to this
question will also affect other aspects of your sketch, such as what your
character is tiring or how he or she is feeling. Is your character walking
down the street? Is he or she sitting in a park? Is your character working on
a boat? Asking what your character is doing will not only help you
understand your character, but also his or her relationship to the setting in
your story.
This is probably one of the more complex questions you can ask about
your character. Is your character angry? Is he or she happy, sad, tired, or
depressed? Does your character love something or someone? Asking
questions about your character's emotional life might evolve into the
production of a character history. While this may be tempting, you have to
focus on what your subject is feeling within the context of the story you are
writing. Although the answers to these questions are important, they are
rarely explicitly stated in the story.