Monday, April 7, 2003CharactersThere's Mary, of course. She's a loner, misfit type who never fits in. The popular kids... I think there should be 3 or 4 of them that are close friends. I'll have to think up names a little later. I don't think I want there to be many main adult characters, so if I include anyone like Mary's family or teachers, they'll be peripheral at best. I might include a couple of boys in the tease crowd. I think girls can be more on the mean side than boys, but I think there should be a balance. Ok so I'll start with this and refine it later: The popular girls: Sidney - She is pretty much the 'leader' and instigator when it comes to tormenting Mary. She's just got a mean streak about her, but the thing is, she's good at concealing it and at an early age, has learned to manipulate people into thinking she can do no wrong. She is sweetness and light to the adults, but even her friends are a little afraid of her. Definitely dominant, extroverted. She will eventually go on to do well in school, and of course her family will send her to the upscale university nearby. If I have her live that long. I'm thinking that Mary's stories culminate before any of these people reach adulthood. Still pondering that. Jenny - Bubbly, cheerleader type for sure. She's pretty, rich, fairly nice person really, but Sidney has some sort of hold on her. Need to decide if Sidney possibly exploits a weakness in her character - low self-esteem or something like that, to get her to do what she wants. Kirsten - Kirsten is a follower, sort of the lapdog of the group. She has very little conscience of her own and so feels little guilt over the tricks and humiliations they perform on Mary. A bit of a sociopath in designer jeans. These three have known each other all their lives. They live on the same block, in one of the upscale neighbourhoods. Their parents go to the same country club, same parties. So they will naturally be the ones to gang up on Mary, who isn't from a rich family. She isn't poor per se, kind of lower-middle class. But she is an only child with a single mother who works all the time and has little time for Mary. This is all preliminary for now.. I'll flesh it out some more later. posted by Melia @ 01:41 PM CST [Link] [Discuss] [No Comments] |
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