Reference no: EM132441723 , Length: word count :- 600

Part A

This portion of the assignment will be a character analysis essay. You are to select one character from any story that you have read to use as the focus of your essay. One of the most important elements of literature is character development. Examine how your character changes over the course of the story.

Remember that when an author creates a character, he or she uses several methods to help the reader create a mental image of the character. Sometimes an author uses direct statement to give the reader information about a character. A writer will simply tell the reader that the character is mean or brave or honest. As readers, we do not have to guess because we are told the information.

Another method of revealing a character's traits is indirect characterization. This method allows the reader to take pieces of information and put them together to draw a conclusion (make an inference) about a character.

There are five ways that an author uses indirect characterization:

1 Describing the character's appearance.

2 Showing the character's actions.

3 Allowing the reader to hear the character speak.

4 Revealing the character's thoughts and feelings.

5 Showing how others react to the character.

• Once you have chosen a character to analyze, find examples of each kind of indirect characterization in the story. This information will be the basis of your essay.

• Your essay will have three parts. The introduction will include general comments about the character and the story. (Be sure to identify the author and title of the story, as well as the character's name.) These statements will lead you to your thesis statement. Some questions to address in your introduction might include:

1. Why did you select the character?
2. What do you like or dislike about this character?
3. Analyze how the character changes over the course of the story.
4. Do you identify with this character on any level?
5. What does the author want the reader to feel for this character?

• You will develop a thesis statement that is directly related to the traits of your character to be proven throughout the body paragraphs in the essay.
• The paper will be at least 600 words in length (two typed, double-spaced pages) and will be worth 50 points. The essay will be scored according to the criteria in the following rubrics.