Monday, October 12, 2009

3 Original Character Description (Week One Assignment)

1.) Name: Adam



Hierarchy: A mix of simple, relief, & lead character.





Appearance:



  • Short

  • Kind of fat

  • 10th grader

  • Wears glasses

  • Wears dress shirt and pants most of the time (average smart guy look)



Strengths:



  • Smart

  • Good with technology

  • Gets good grades in school.

Weaknesses:



  • Not athletic

  • Has a hard time making friends.

  • Shy

Comparisons:



  • Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory (but only based off being smart)


Biography/Background:


Adam was always the smart kid. He never was the smartest but he knew a lot of stuff, getting good grades in school. But being the smart kid, he never really fit in much. He did make friends though, some of which he is still friends with. But he was the type of kid that was picked on a lot, particularly by the jocks. After 9th grade, he and his family ended up moving to a new neighborhood. Adam ended up going to a new school.


When he started at this new school, it was about the same as past schools he has been at. On the first day though, he ends up meeting both Sarah and Jim. Both of which become his friends throughout the rest of high school.



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2.) Name: Jim


Hierarchy: A mix of simple, relief, & lead character



Appearance:



  • Average height

  • 10th Grader

  • Kind of skinny

  • Wears a hoodie and bragging pants

  • Messed up hair

Strengths:



  • Good at sneaking around.

  • He has experience with the different classes of popularity in high school (ex. Jocks, smarts, popular, rich).

Weaknesses:



  • He is kind of lazy.

  • He has a hard time making friends.

  • He is not really smart.

  • Kind of shy

Comparisons:



  • Shaggy from Scooby Doo, but only based off appearance


Biography/Background:


Jim was the kid that would be considered the troublemaker. He was the kind of person that would break into places and steal things. This all started by the end of middle school though. His father and mother were the kind of parents that didn't pay much attention to him. He did this kind of stuff to actually try to get attention from them.


When Jim started high school, he still did it to get attention. By the beginning of 10th grade, the principal among other people were planning on sending Jim to military school if he continued. But also on the first day, he met both Adam and Sarah. After this, he actually started to slightly change his life around. They were his friends throughout the rest of high school and their lives.


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3.) Name: Sarah


Hierarchy: A mix of simple and lead character.



Appearance:



  • Average height

  • 10th grader

  • Has a emo & gothic look to her

Strengths:



  • Kind of smart

  • Decent in school

  • Somewhat good at sports

  • Kind of creative

Weaknesses:



  • Doesn't fit in well, has trouble trying to make friends

  • Kind of shy

  • Not confident in her ability to be herself.

Comparisons:



  • None that I could think of

Biography/Background:


Growing up, throughout the end of elementary and most of middle school, Sarah wanted to be like the other girls in school. She wanted to be like the popular cheerleaders so she could fit in. Looking up to joining them throughout that time (especially in 7th grade), that she was never really herself. By the end of 8th grade, they finally let her join the group. But they were not really her friends. They just kept her around for her to be there, not because they wanted her to. By the end of 8th grade, they played a horrible joke on her.


This caused her to leave the group and it kind of messed up her life. After that, she tried to find out where to go. She wanted to know how she should run her life and be herself. When she came back to school in the 9th grade, she kind of went into this emo and gothic look. After that, she kind of got back into getting a couple of real friends and sort of was able to move on with her life. When 10th grade started, she ended up meeting Adam and Jim, both of which became her friends for the rest of her life.


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