WE WILL LOOK AT CHARACTER, learning how to develop a portrait of the individual. Last week we looked more closely at two descriptions, Saddam Hussein and Val Kilmer. How does a writer create character beyond the obvious physical description, speech patterns, thoughts and actions? What makes a real person seem real in fictional prose? That will be our focus this week.

Monday

We will revisit the Chuck Klosterman essay. How does he make Val Kilmer seem like a real person? We will turn our attention to Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog, reviewing the history of sentence diagramming. We will finish by brainstorming physical traits of your chosen individual portrait.
HW: Read the first part of chapter one, The Confederacy of Dunces, attached here.

Tuesday

No class on account of Senior Seminar Day. Enjoy the presentations.
HW: Finish reading the selection from Confederacy.