solved Write a character study of one of the main characters
Write a character study of one of the main characters from one of the following stories or plays:
Richard Wright’s “The Man Who Was Almost a Manâ€;
Karen Bender’s “Eternal Love”;
Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal”;
Luisa Valenzuela’s “The Density of Words”;
David Mamet’s “Oleannaâ€; or
Wendy Wasserstein’s “The Man in a Caseâ€
Write about the traits of the character and support your conclusions by pointing out things that:
the character says
the character does
other characters say about the character
other characters do in relation to the character
Discuss how the character’s attributes help drive the action in the story or play. You may also want to discuss whether the character is “round†or “flat†and why you think so.
See Ch. 4, pp. 107-114 for more information.
Requirements: This essay should be prepared in MLA style, with a Works Cited page. Refer to handout on MLA style; Ch. 49, pp. 1413-1424.
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