As literary enthusiasts and critics, each member of the literary club is also a writer. During this week's discussion, you will be working on development of a new character and plan to share with the group.

• Create a new character who
  • is real or imagined.
  • has a distinct manner of behaving or style of talking.
  • is not an existing character in literature, movies, or television.
• Place the character in a contemporary setting facing a current-events issue.
• Narrate a 5-paragraph episode or vignette in either of the following:
  • Raymond Carver's style 
  • Anne Tyler's style
• Place this character in both
  • a situation in which he or she plays a public role (the public persona shown to others).
  • a situation showing the character's private persona (the real character when no one is watching).