23+ ‘Character Analysis’ Writing Prompts
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Character Analysis
Write about your favorite character in a recently read book and describe what you admire about them.
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Between the Pages
Choose a favorite book character and rewrite one of their pivotal moments from your perspective.
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Fictional Saviors
Pick a fictional character from a book or movie you consider heroic and write their biography.
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Character Collage
Create a collage using various materials that represents a character in a novel or story, then write an in-depth character analysis.
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New Year – New Role
Imagine waking up on New Year’s day as a different person, who would you choose and why?
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Emotive Portraiture
Write about the emotions you can read on the face of a person in a portrait photograph.
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Underdog Character
Discuss a character from literature who is often overlooked, but whom you believe deserves more attention.
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Crossing Paths with Characters
Pen a review of a book focusing on the personalities and traits of the book’s key characters.
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The Weight of Invincibility
Write about the mental or emotional toll of being completely invulnerable and immortal.
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When Books Come Alive
Choose your favorite book and write a story imagining that you visited its world.
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Character Analysis
Write a character analysis of your favorite character from the book you just finished reading.
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In a Library’s Eyes
Create a flash fiction piece where a library is the narrator, detailing the stories of its visitors.
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Note in a Phantom Bottle
Write about a message found in a bottle, written by a woman who has been trapped on an ancient ghost ship for centuries. What pleas or confessions would the note contain?
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Hufflepuff’s Character Study
Choose a character from Hufflepuff House and dive into their thought process and motivations.
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Nightly Stalker
An invisible ghostly entity stalks a person every night, and they must outwit it to see the dawn.
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Perspective Swapping Exercise
Choose a prompt, write a story, then rewrite it from a different character’s perspective.
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Revolution in Time
Write a fanfiction narrative surrounding a historical revolution, but substitute the pivotal characters with figures from your favorite TV, book, or movie series.
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Imaginary Friend Files
Remember an imaginary friend you had as a child or create one now as an adult.
