“This Is Our Youth” Character Analysis

Your Name
Professor’s Name
December 8, 2019
1 What is my character physically doing in the scene? (list all of your blocking for the scene and the lines from the scene that correspond with your blocking. e.g. I walk to the table on the line "Leave me alone.")
* I was pointing to the baseball hat with the line “Uh…. Could I have that hat?” (Lonergan, 1999).
* I was smiling while looking at Warren with the line “What do you think?
* I was heading to the direction of the door when I said “Well…I mean…. Should I just go home?”
2 What are the Given Circumstances of my character in the scene: Who am I?, What am I doing?, Where am I?, When is it (time of day/season)?, Why am I here?, How did I get here?
I am Jessica, an acquaintance of Warren who is obsessed with me. Warren and I are talking in his grandparents’ house one late afternoon. I am here because Warren brought me here to convince me on why we should be together.
3 For Who Am I? Choose and answer 2 questions FOR YOUR IMAGINED CHARACTER from each section of "Your Past," "Your Present," and "Your Future" in Chapter 3 --that is 6 total questions to answer for the Who question. 3 Who is my character speaking to? How does my character feel about this other character?
4 What is the objective of my character in the scene? (Include a playable action in the objective e.g. To interrogate the criminal.)
The objective of my character in the scene is to manipulate an obsessed young man.
5 What is the primary obstacle standing in the way of my character achieving his/ her objective within the scene? Why is this obstacle present? (Be specific)
The primary obstacle in achieving my character’s objective is Warren’s personality who is also equally manipulative. This is evident in his statement that he would burn the hat if Jessica tries to ...