2.  You do it every day when you meet someone new! You just don’t write it down.  No one should judge, of course…but we get an idea of what a person is like by: › What they look like › What they say › Their actions › What you know about their past › What groups/people they are affiliated with

3.  A Character Analysis paper involves taking a character from a novel and making a judgment about the character’s personality › When you write a character analysis paper it is GOOD to judge › All you have to do is support your judgments with proof! › You get to be a psychologist › You get to be a profiler

4.  Does the character’s name have meaning? What is it?  What is the character’s appearance? What judgment can you make by what they look like?  What does the character’s actions say about him or her?  What do the character’s choices indicate?

5.  What does the character say? › Does the character’s actions match the character’s words?  How does the character say it? › What attitude does the character display? › How are other characters reacting?  What are the characters thoughts/feelings? › Ca you tell based on what he/she says?

6.  How do past events affect the character? › Does the character share the information about his past events himself or do other’s share it? › What impact do the events have on the character’s actions?  What do other characters say about the character? › Are the other character’s judgments reliable or not?

7.  Your JOB is to make multiple conclusions about your character  BE CAREFUL! Very rarely is a character ALL BAD! › Make sure you explore all avenues of your character’s personality  Back your ideas up! › Quotes › Describe actions – Straight from the text