Day 11 Assignment

[Andrea Higgins]

Inherently Dramatic Character Profiles – Before and After

1

Description – original: A young boy who finds himself at the center of a terrorist conspiracy, must outrun and outwit a powerful adversary.

Description New—When everyone he cares about is threatened, a young and insecure boy must draw upon the lessons he’s learned from friends and family to thwart a terrorist.

Traits – original: Loving, Brave, Respectful, Insecure

Traits – new: Loving, Insecure, Resourceful, Loyal

Subtext: What does it mean to be a hero when you’re just an ordinary kid?

Subtext New: Love conquers all—even when you’re just an ordinary kid trying to save the world from a terrorist.

2

Description – original: A trusting child has secretly formed a friendship with a supernatural being.

Description new – when a stranger comes to town with ill intent, it is the love and innocence of a child that turns both their lives around.

Traits – original: Secretive, Trusting, Strong, Unforgiving

Traits – new: Vulnerable, Secretive, Independent, Loving

Subtext-original: When a young girl loses her parents in a horrible incident, she forms a connection that may endanger her own life.

Subtext-new: As a young girl grows to womanhood, she comes to understand the incredible gift of strength and love that an enduring friend has given her.

3

Description – original: A grieving boy learns to trust and love again.

Description – new: A brokenhearted boy learns to let go of loss in order to love again.

Traits – original: Adventurous, loving, stubborn, grieving

Traits – new: Brokenhearted, Willful, Loyal, Loving

Subtext – original: When a boy and his friends get lost in a dangerous forrest, they must outwit and outrun and adversary.

Subtext – new: When a boy and is friends find themselves the target of an adversary, he learns that he can’t fight her alone — only through loving and trusting each other, can the friends defeat her and return home.