Comments on: Goldilocks: Innocent Child or Naughty Girl?

By: New Feature | Weekly Writing Tips « She Likes to Read!

New Feature | Weekly Writing Tips « She Likes to Read! — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:55:56 +0000

[...] developed for my students. One of my most popular blog posts was one on character essays – Goldilocks, in particular. I didn’t get a ton of comments, but the post continues to garner a ton of [...]

By: Debra

Debra — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:43:36 +0000

I’m late with this reply, I apologize. But, I’m a little unsure about your question. You would read the work and analyze why they did what they did. You can use different perspectives (analyze the work from more than one point of view).

By: Alex Trujillo

Alex Trujillo — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:46:21 +0000

So, do we just write about what we think that the charcter is going to do and why we think that they would do it that way?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:58:51 +0000

Hi there

i was just wondering if you could maybe finish off your essay and publish it on the web. It would be a big help as I am doing a debate saying that Goldilocks wasn’t a naughty girl.

THANK YOU!

By: deb

deb — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:05:09 +0000

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this!! I’m in law school now and I haven’t been checking in/ posting regularly, but yes that would be a sort of “character development essay,” but I would actually call it a character analysis!

You need to look at the following:
1) What the character SAYS
2) What the character DOES
3) What the other characters SAY about your character

In look at how he or she changes, you want to pull out these specific examples and analyze how they are different, say, in the beginning of the story & in the end. Is this character a “static” character or a “dynamic” character and do they remain the same throughout the story?

If he or she does change, WHY? What specifically happened in the story to cause this character to grow? Are the changes for better or for worse?

These are the questions that you should organize your story around! I hope this helps and that it’s not too late….

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:01:06 +0000

I wondered if you could help…..
What are the best tips for writing an essay about how a character changes?
(and is this type of essay called a character development essay?)