Character Analysis

Character Profiles

Name: Thomas

Age: 17

General physical description: A height of around 6ft he is well build muscularly and has dark brown/black hair with a beard which stretches from one side of his face to with other connected to his hair-line with side burns. he has short cut hair with a longer fringe which has been comes to the left side of his head, the rest of his hair shaved with a number 3 on the back and sides and blended on top leading to the fringe. He has a very strong jawline which adds to the look strength and masculinity of Thomas.

Hometown: Thornbury

Type of home/ neighborhood: He lives in a small sammie detached 3 bedroom house and his neighborhood consists of terraced houses all along the street.

Relationship status: Single as he has recently broken up with his girlfriend Rosie who he had been with for over a year.

Current family: Nuclear family consisting of his Dad- Steve, Mum- Rebecca,  and Sister- Jessica.

Family background (parents, previous marriages, etc.): Lives at home with his Mum Dad and Sister he also has one granddad and three cousins which he hardly ever sees as his Aunty and Uncle got divorced and they moved to Scotland with the Aunty.

Friends: He has two close friends called Callum and Jamie which he met through kick-boxing so they do not go to his school meaning he has no close friends at school.

Other close relationships: He is very close with his uncle Sam and confides in him whenever he has a problem.

Relationship with men: Mostly good however he does not have a grate relationship with his dad and thinks he has to prove himself to him.

Relationship with women: Apart from his Mum and Sister he does not have any other female relationships.

Job: Part time job at the local Tesco

Dress style: Casual T-shirt and skinny jeans

Religion: Christian

Attitude to religion: A very strong belief in God however he keeps his beliefs to himself and prays to God alone when he believes no one can hear him.

Favourite pastimes: To spend time with his two friends Callum and Jamie.

Hobbies:Kick-boxing, running, reading, playing Xbox and drawing.

Favourite sports: Kick-boxing and running

Favourite foods: Nandos medium piri piri double chicken wrap with two sides of chips with piri piri salt.

Strongest positive personality trait: He is focused and is very strong minded.

Strongest negative personality trait: He is overly self critical.

Sense of humour: Has a very dry science of humour and does not laugh a lot.

Temper: He has a very bad temper and when and can lose it very quickly when anyone mentions the death of his grandfather which he blames himself for.

Consideration for others: He does not have much care for people who do not support him in his life however he will not stand to let any type of bullying or discrimination take place and this can get him into a lot of trouble.

How other people see him/her: People in the story mostly see him as a weird sad individual that is known for his short temper and they think it funny to wind him up and make him snap.

Opinion of himself: He sees himself as a nobody that is unlike and looked down upon by most people. He hates the way he looks and thinks that the best thing to do would be to disappear.

Other traits, especially those to be brought out in story: He trusts people very quickly and always thinks the best of people which mostly ends up with him getting stabbed in the back by people who he thinks he can trust.

Ambitions: He aspires to be like his dad in the way of getting on to the England team meaning he must pass the trials. When he finishes kick-boxing he wants to be a pilot in the airforce however he knows his vision is not good enough and this makes him question why he is still in education.

Philosophy of life: He has the outlook on life that you always need to keep going. He lives by the quote “It ain’t about how hard you can hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward”.

Most important thing to know about this character: The most important thing about this character is that he is always trying to impress his dad through Kick-boxing. Are

Will readers like or dislike this character, and why? The audience will like this character because his intentions are always good and also a lot of sympathy will be felt for this character which automatically makes the audience like a character.