How to Write a Character Analysis

[@silvertrigga]

I wrote my first comment when I was in the process of writing my paper. I just wanted to say I ended up getting a 93 on an argumentative research paper which was 20% of my grade... It was on Guy De Maupassant's "The Necklace". This video helped me focus on character analysis and not just being judgmental of the character. Thanks again!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Excellent!

[@kristinenotfound8171]

lol i wonder, how was that test ? hahah

[@ridhzi_mahajan10]

tomorrow is my exam .... n seriously this video is a life saver....... everything is explained so well... n i understood every point without any problem.... thnku sooooo much.... :) :)

[@SixMinuteScholar]

+Ridhima Mahajan You're welcome! Glad to help. Good luck!

[@nicolasvoorhoeve8361]

It is so cool that you do this because you choose to help students when you don’t have to do it. It’s very nice and you’re a very good person. Just wanted to say that. Also you helped me a lot because I didn’t really get it

[@KingsOfTheCourt_5]

thanks for the information, i gotta write a paper for my class about this, and the professor didn't explain too much (lack of class time), but you make it easier, your video is like a free college class, thanks again!

[@abigailjarrett3417]

Thank you SO much! I was struggling to figure out where to start and how to transcribe my thoughts onto paper and this video was so organized and helpful!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Good question! Not necessarily. You can examine the social or societal influences on a character. You can look at the role a character plays in his/her family. You could explore cultural aspects. But then we still come back to asserting how that makes them who they are. Does that make sense?

[@81mrbetomeza]

Thank you so much! You made it crystal clear.

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Beto Meza You're welcome!

[@bettasplendens713]

Thank you so much! I 'm getting started in writing a character analysis for an english class and this defintely helped me out. Keep up the great work!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Oh, good! Good luck with that essay!

[@vegeta2061]

SixMinuteScholar Thanks for the help

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Cool! Good luck with your project!

[@anondoggo]

Extremely valuable video. I am very grateful. Thank you for sharing your teaching with the rest of the world :)!

[@silvertrigga]

This helped me a lot... Thankyou

[@NathanMian]

Thanks this was mighty helpful! I really appreciate this, gives me a whole new perspective of people and characters now!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

You're welcome!!

[@ironwomanable]

thank you so much, i never really understood how to write a analysis (on the last one i wrote i got an incomplete) so once again thank you!!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

So glad this helps you! You guys' comments made my day.

[@SixMinuteScholar]

I'm so glad this helped you!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Good question! When I grade a Character Analysis, I want to see an assertion of how the character grows. Marlin's realizations chart that growth. For example, he realizes that he has the capacity to trust others. At first, he can hardly leave his son with the Kindergarten teacher. By the end, he lets go a little and trusts both Dory and Nemo. An essay without realizations runs the risk of listing facts: he is this; he is that. Interpretive essays try to go further. Does that make sense?

[@Leto85]

If I have understood this correctly: the way a character develope throughout the story and with what motive that drives him is the character analysis?

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Miss Emily -- yes, a challenging character! Have you seen my video on that story? It's a long video, but it walks you through the story, including examining Miss Emily's actions and the town's reaction. More tips: Think about what she must be clinging to -- her reputation? her family's standing in the community? Why did she keep this man in her room? Is she controlling or just desperate to have what she feels she deserves? I'm interested in your thoughts!

[@marvhartigan3677]

Well you really made me a scholar!Thanks a lot.

[@hajeralqaseri8052]

Thank you so much ♥️ I will write my first character analysis essay 🚶🏻‍♂️

[@earll_hues8046]

Woah, so nice I found this ^^ this is helpful to my studies in Literature... Thank you Ma'am Rebecca.

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[@earll_hues8046]

@@davismiles2765 oh thanks man!

[@tabbykatty8746]

This really helps! Thanks for getting me an A!!

[@emmanuelailok4291]

Are your thesis statements only supposed to be at the start of your analysis? What if you have multiple points/conclusions you want to buttress on?

[@SixMinuteScholar]

You're so welcome! Hope your essay turns out great.

[@Honda8994]

Yes, I've since had a conference with my professor and she helped me to come to a good thesis. Thanks for all of your help though, you've helped reinforce my ideas, too. :)

[@wilsonwhillans9546]

Thanks this helped a lot! I'm writing a character analysis on Yossarian from Catch-22 as an AP Lang assignment. I was wondering if you think this was a good thesis: "Yossarian's fear about his own death and isolation results in an unexpected twist that Heller incorporates; the death of Yossarian's friends."

[@SaWuDOHC]

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[@suar3zj]

holy shit this was so incredibly helpful. I just re-evaluated how I'm going to write an essay thats due tomorrow morning, now i feel as if I'm on the right track.

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[@Hephzibah624]

Hi, Ms. Rebecca! I have a question... Well, to give some background, I am taking an online course and am unsure how to outline my analysis which is an assignment due next Sunday. :/ For an outline, would I write complete sentences/whole paragraphs or am I confusing an outline with a rough draft...? I remember in my speech class we did outlines with barely complete sentences... but that was for speech class.

[@SixMinuteScholar]

I can see why that would be confusing. I would bet that "open to interpretation" means that the thesis shouldn't be a fact (which wouldn't be open to interpretation). Does that help?

[@sannepolman6526]

I want to become a better writer so to practice I'll do some character studies. This will help a lot

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[@jackbishop5013]

Super helpful video! Thanks

[@SixMinuteScholar]

You're welcome! Glad to help.

[@kenken0728]

just a question..why would his realization of his resources become a thesis statement? would that highlight more of his realization than the character itself?

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Awesome! I bet your essay was great!

[@riyatolovely7269]

thanks a bunch, you were so helpful!!!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

You're welcome! (many months late, but still sincere!)

[@relaxedcricket]

Thanks so much, helped a lot.

[@Honda8994]

I have a character analysis essay assignment (a character from a drama/play), but I'm feeling really stuck in coming up with a thesis because my instructor has been very specific in saying that the thesis must be "open to interpretation". Are they all supposed to be this way and it's a sometimes unspoken rule? This stipulation has been a major roadblock for me.

[@riyatolovely7269]

do you have any idea for a character in disney movie.... my teacher referred me to you, but she said i cant use the one you did in your video, can you help please??

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Let's see . . . I talked about Nemo in this video, but you could analyze the main character from Frozen, Mr. Incredible, Simba from Lion King, or almost any main character. They all change internally as well as externally. Hope this helps!

[@riyatolovely7269]

SixMinuteScholar thanks, what about beauty and the beast?

[@krasnirex]

Do all character analyses have to be approached from a psychological perspective?

[@gabriellaperez1697]

Thankyou so much! This was really helpful. I'm currently going into 8th grade and still have to write a character analysis for my summer reading so this was amazing.

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Wow, your school must be demanding -- that's good! Hope it went well!

[@gymkhanagirl8784]

Your words are inspirational

[@CatmintBrownies]

thank you for this! it was really helpful! :D

[@SixMinuteScholar]

You're welcome!

[@aliyasoutherland9008]

thanks needed this

[@Thunder13240]

she helpt me to write an essay.

[@Honda8994]

I guess my problem is that since my thesis can't be based on facts, I can't help but feel that whatever I will write about will come off as really reaching, as though it were pulled out of thin air, and therefore wrong, if that makes sense.

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Oh, good! Hope it went well.

[@barbiesocrazy]

you are the best!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

I'm glad!

[@wonderbread239]

I understand what you saying, but I for some reason can not think of any inferences to write....

[@SixMinuteScholar]

It's hard. Think of an inference/assertion/claim as answering a "Why" question. Why does this character make this decision? Why does s/he say this important sentence? That might help. Hope so!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Cool! You're welcome.

[@truesharma44]

Thanks so much

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Arul Sharma You're welcome!

[@andreaavila9232]

I need help picking a character. i was think of doing it on DEE for ever day use or EMILY from A Rose for Emily or Montorsor from The Cask of Amontillado which character shows the more growth? Montorsor grows with anger, is that something to talk about ? Emily is just not telling go of the past, she's technically not growing. Dee grows in a way is leaving her culture behind. HELP please

[@enisag6867]

you still need help?

[@jerryosei9640]

so can I do character analysis in powerpoint

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Sure! Put one inference per slide and put quotes on slides that follow. That's one idea, anyway. Good luck!

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Oh, good!

[@artinnazemolroayaei9385]

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[@KingHippo1000]

This is so helpful thanks so much. :)

[@SixMinuteScholar]

You're welcome. So glad that this helped!

[@artinnazemolroayaei9385]

IM LITERALLY SO YOUNG IN HERE. SOME PEOPLE COMENTED WHEN I WAS 3!!!

[@wesley4984]

yeah ok

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Yes, I see what you mean. You don't want to just make something up! Think of your thesis as a reasonable conclusion drawn from the facts. Example: Clayton chooses to stay home from a party to take care of his sick little brother. A reasonable conclusion is that he shares a close bond to his brother. With more facts, though, we might infer that he doesn't share a close bond, but just wants to appear to. His real motive is to impress his girlfriend, maybe. Any better?

[@N4p0100]

I thought nemo was produced by dreamworks

[@SixMinuteScholar]

Looks like it was produced by Pixar and released by Disney. Thanks for watching so carefully! I do slip up sometimes!

[@N4p0100]

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[@artinnazemolroayaei9385]

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