Gender-Based Character Description
Use your knowledge of the character, based on specific actions in the book.
Character Profile
1. name, age, family:
7. Complete the following
character questionnaire by
circling the description which
applies:
My character is:
2. My character loves…
3. My character hates…
4. My character’s greatest fear is… / greatest hope is ...
5. Sum up how your character interacts with male characters:
male
female
independent
dependent
stubborn
flexible
confident
careful
dominant
submissive
rude
polite
a leader
a helper
active
passive
tough
gentle
blunt
(speaks mind)
verbal
emotional
dominant
submissive
energetic
patient
worldly /
adventurous
homeoriented
priority
often self
priority
often others
(speaks more)
6. Sum up how your character interacts with female characters:
tactful
(chooses words
carefully)
(feels more)
Adapted from © Growth Through the Middle Years 2020