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A character analysis essay is usually 3 paragraphs, but it can be more depending on which year level are you [High school...?], the character, and many other factors. You might want to ask your teacher whether writing more than 3 paragraphs is allowed in your case, as character analysis can be quite long as it gets harder! Going on the 3 paragraphs for a character analysis essay, you have a para. for the introduction, one the body [where your main information goes], and a conclusion.

In the introduction you should introduce the character you are analysing about. You can write a direct introduction about the character and where he/she/it comes from, but you will still need to go into a bit more detail, otherwise your introduction will be too short.

For example, if you had to analyse about Harry Potter [I'm sure you know who he is ^_^] besides his name and where does he come from, you should also write that he's a wizard and where's he's studying and so on.

The 2nd paragraph is the most important [and longest!] in your whole essay so you have to work hard on it. Obviously what you have to do is to analyze the character. In the previous example where I used Harry Potter, state his personality, his ability to use magic, etc. You will need to use examples to support your statements by showing examples from the book or film.

I did come across this mistake everytime I write an analysis-related essay. When writing an analysis essay, you shouldn't get your personal opinions in the way. The writer [You] is analysing the character based on the book or film. For example, if you think personally that Harry Potter is lousy at riding a broomstick, you shouldn't be writing that in your essay. It is evident that Harry Potter is a good flyer based on numerous events in the Harry Potter series.

Last paragraph is the conclusion [I find this the easiest part to do!] where you will need to conclude your essay and summarise what your have wrote in the body [2nd paragraph]. You can also write a sentence or two by summarising the introduction paragraph, but I wouldn't recommend that if your paragraph is too long. Your conclusion should not be longer than your introduction paragraph, and it also should not be too short either. I prefer about 5-9 sentences for the conclusion, depending how much you have wrote in your introduction paragraph.

Good luck! ^_^

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How to Write a Character Analysis Essay?

i have to write a character analysis essay for language arts. I was wondering how many paragraphs it has to be and what goes into each paragraph.

For a character analysis yo uneed to basically describe the traits of ones character.

Your first paragraph should be an introduction, the middle paragraphs should highlight one characteristic each, and the final paragraph should contain a recap of what you have wrriten and any final thoughts.

I would suggust picking 3 traits that go together, like he was a family man, he had a big heart, he was a a giving person.

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