Character Analysis Outline
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Quotes as Evidence
Intro
Thesis Remember that for each quote you need to introduce
Title and author (date) the quote (who is speaking / in what context are they
speaking); provide a citation; and you must explain the
Name of character being analyzed significance of the quote (how does it relate to the
topic of the paragraph and to the theiss of the paper).
1st Body Paragraph
(not a plot summary) Who is speaking / context: ______________
a summary of the novel
characters ____________________________________
setting ___________________________________
general statement of conflict
(primary conflicts mentioned) Quote ______________________________
Themes! ____________________________________
2nd Body ____________________________________
Analysis of Protagonist (Initial State) ____________________________(_____) .
*optional discuss methods of
characterization How does this relate to and support my
X^x Body thesis? ______________________________
What forces (conflicts) impact the ____________________________________
character, how does s/he respond
What changes do / don’t / should ____________________________________
take place
Last Body Who is speaking / context: ______________
Description of the terminal character ____________________________________
Analysis of how/ why & suitability of
change ___________________________________
Quote ______________________________
Conclusion
Relates character’s change (or lack ____________________________________
thereof) to theme; to the analyzer’s ____________________________________
life; expands the novel to the world at
large ____________________________(_____) .
How does this relate to and support my
thesis? ______________________________
____________________________________
___________________________________
REPEAT AS NECESSARY
Zartler 2008
