Character identification is created when your character has aspects that get readers picturing themselves in the character's place. This can be something as blatant as making an eleven year old boy the hero in a book aimed at children in that age range. It can also involve putting the character in a common emotional situation, such as lusting from afar or having a lousy day. I want you to think about the characters in the graphic novel you are reading. Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? What are the strengths and weaknesses of these characters? What about these characters (or their aforementioned traits) draw you, the reader, into their world? Who do you think this story is aimed at? Why? What about the character clues you in to this? How is the situation these characters are in familiar-even if it’s emotionally familiar?

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