You have all started reading a new novel of your own choice in the last couple of weeks. I would like you to reflect on the role of character in that novel. In a well structured couple of paragraphs I would like you to address the following points with regard to the protagonist in your story:Paragraph 1Name, age, physical description of your characterTheir life within the story (who are they, who do they associate with, what are the issues they face?)Whether they are the narrator or they are being narratedParagraph 2Why has the author created this character? (why that gender, age, place in family etc)Paragraph 3If the protagonist was the opposite gender to what they have been written as, how would the stroy be different and why?

The book I am reading at the moment is called "Shutter Island" by Dennis Lehane. I have only just started the book and find it quite intersting and has a good storyline so far however i am only 15 pages in.

The protagonist's name is Teddy Daniels who from what I can tell he is quite a keen fisherman/ boatsmen and his father died on a boat that was shipwrecked. He is in his early thirties and has quite a slim build. The story is written in second person so teddy is being narrated, "Since that trip as a boy, teddy had never enjoyed being out on the water, took no pleasure from such a lack of land, of visions of land, thingsyou could reach out and touch without your hands dissolving into them."

I have no idea why the author made Teddy a character because i gavent read enough about the story. Teddy is obviously male, he is an only child from what i can tell i think he is in early 30's and lives with his mum.

The stroy would be quite similar if the character was female. only spelling things would change like he/she, his/hers etc. This would have to be changed for the novel to be correct. As i have mentioned I havent really read enough of the book to coment any further than what i have.