Name
Period
Date
Multiple Perspectives Chart
Character 1
Problem: What is this character’s
problem?
The Event
Character 2
Problem: What is this character’s
problem?
Goal: What is this character’s goal?
What does this character want?
Goal: What is this character’s goal?
What does this character want?
Attempt: What does this character
do to solve the problem or attain the
goal?
Attempt: What does this character
do to solve the problem or attain the
goal?
Outcome: What happened as a
result of the attempt?
Outcome: What happened as a
result of the attempt?
Reaction: How does the character
feel about the outcome?
Setting: Where
and when
does the event
Reaction: How does the character
take place?
feel about the outcome?
Theme: What point/lesson did the
author want to make?
Theme: What point/lesson did the
author want to make?
Compare and contrast the perspectives of the two characters in relation to the event.
Adapted from the Character Perspective Chart by Tim Shanahan